accessionin a sentence
accession as in: accession to the throne
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Elizabeth's accession in 1558
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How long ago it is, aunt, since we used to repeat the chronological order of the kings of England, with the dates of their accession, and most of the principal events of their reigns! (source)accession = becoming ruler
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By the time he was passing through the backyard, Mrs. Pratt, her servants, and a dozen half-dressed neighbors had joined the twins and the dead, and accessions were still arriving at the front door.† (source)accessions = becomes ruler or takes other high office
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Miss Moseley, who came into the house to help to do the dress-making, acquired daily accessions of importance from the developments with regard to Miss Ophelia's wardrobe which she had been enabled to make.† (source)
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Now my body seemed at last to say, "Well, if you must have it, here!" and an accession of strength came flooding through me.† (source)accession = becoming ruler or taking other high office
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Jack of Diamonds had doubled his family's fortune since Redd's accession to the throne.† (source)
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Europe should have made trafficking an issue in negotiating the accession of Eastern European countries wishing to enter the European Union, and it can still make this an issue for Turkey in that regard.† (source)accession = becoming ruler or taking other high office
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Mrs Smith's enjoyments were not spoiled by this improvement of income, with some improvement of health, and the acquisition of such friends to be often with, for her cheerfulness and mental alacrity did not fail her; and while these prime supplies of good remained, she might have bid defiance even to greater accessions of worldly prosperity.† (source)accessions = becomes ruler or takes other high office
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He rides into Jerusalem and allows himself to be acclaimed by the crowds as the savior of the people, thus playing directly on the way the old kings were installed in a characteristic "throne accession ritual."† (source)accession = becoming ruler or taking other high office
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On and on the compact ranks, With accessions ever waiting, with the places of the dead quickly fill'd, Through the battle, through defeat, moving yet and never stopping, Pioneers!† (source)accessions = becomes ruler or takes other high office
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Emerging at last from the austerity which had plagued them since the second world war, but at the same time facing the loss of their great empire and the inevitable decline of their power in the world, the British had half-convinced themselves that the accession of the young Queen was a token of a fresh start-a new Elizabethan age, as the newspapers like to call it.† (source)accession = becoming ruler or taking other high office
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And when a king must distribute all those extraordinary accessions that increase treasure beyond the due pitch, it makes him less disposed to oppress his subjects.† (source)accessions = becomes ruler or takes other high office
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The Saxons and Normans of Arthur's accession had begun to think of themselves as Englishmen.† (source)accession = becoming ruler or taking other high office
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He was among the bitterest of the anti-Catholic party, and it was certain that on his accession to power, he would have to face violent enmity.† (source)
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It produced a little sentiment and a useful accession of willpower.† (source)
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The only change in it that they could notice was an accession of alertness.† (source)
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