'reign' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'reign' with 11 example sentences.
- reign verb
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: have sovereign power
: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- reign noun
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: a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
: the period during which a monarch is sovereign
: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
In the surroundings reigned absolute silence.
The king reigned over his people for forty years.
The reign of Philip II lasted forty years.
A horrible chaos reigns in the living room.
A great earthquake occurred in Rome during the reign of Tiberius.
His reign came to an end.
Your reign will be disastrous and brief.
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.
This is the fourth year of King John's reign.
During whose reign was that church built?
The sun reigns in the center of all.