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US
/ˈɹeɪn/
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[ UK /ɹˈeɪn/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈeɪn/ ]
VERB
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood -
have sovereign power
Henry VIII reigned for a long time
NOUN
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a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
he was helpless under the reign of his egotism - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
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the period during which a monarch is sovereign
during the reign of Henry VIII
How To Use reign In A Sentence
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.
- There are a few formalities to be gone through before you enter a foreign country.
- They put out a plan that adds up, leaves no ox ungored and should shut up anyone who says the deficit can be contained by cutting waste, fraud, abuse and foreign aid. Two Tests of a Gridlock Mentality
- They contended that many foreign central banks were willing to absorb all the foreign currency earned by their exporting sectors that was not willingly held by their private sector in US dollar denominated assets.
- Second, that the entire Reichstag assented to the declarations made by the speakers on Tuesday that the Emperor had exceeded his constitutional prerogatives in private discussion with foreigners concerning Germany's attitude on controverted questions. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?
- We ask for a level playing field when we compete with foreign companies.
- Venuti advocates that translators create a discursive heterogeneity by using non-dominant English forms to make the foreignness of the source texts felt and render the translations visible.
- Just because the American people are disgusted with higher taxes, bigger government, left wing liberal give away policies and pacifist foreign policy attitudes, this idiot thinks the Tea Party activist is in someway trying to bring the country down. Clinton warns against violent anti-government attitude
- The study predicted that, by 2022, the country would still require $7.2 billion in foreign aid a year—and that assumes an upsurge of so-far inexistent mining-industry revenue and no dramatic deterioration of security. Afghanistan Seeks Enduring Support