Sample sentences for REIGN - verbalworkout.com

2 meanings

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1 —as in:
She reigned over England

Definition

rule (like that of a king or queen); or the time during which one ruled

The arranged marriage solidified the alliance between two of Europe's most important reigning families.

reigning = ruling

Other Uses (with this meaning)

during the reign of Henry VIII
"My reign is not yet over"—these words were legible in one of these inscriptions—"you live, and my power is complete."
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

reign = time of rule

...in the third year of His Majesty's reign,
Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond

reign = time of rule

In his absence, his cousin Daoud Khan had ended the king's forty-year reign with a bloodless coup.
Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner

reign = time of rule

We think of Jehanzeb's reign as a golden period in our history.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

reign = time of rule

One and all we felt that the holy calm that lay like sunshine over the wasted face and form was only an earthly token and symbol of the calm that was to reign for ever.
Bram Stoker -- Dracula

reign = rule

"As soon as circumstances allow, a tribunal will be established to determine whether you behaved honorably during Redd's reign or whether you are, in fact, guilty of war crimes," Alyss said.
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars

reign = time of rule

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!
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park

reigns = the time during which a king or queen ruled

The wide circumference of an elaborate ruff, beneath his grey beard, in the antiquated fashion of King James's reign, caused his head to look not a little like that of John the Baptist in a charger.
Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter

reign = time of rule

2 —as in:
uncertainty reigns

Definition

to be most powerful, important, or noticeable

reigned = was most powerful, important, or noticeable

Other Uses (with this meaning)

Fame reigns in Hollywood.
he was helpless under the reign of his egotism
Cash reigns supreme when interest rates are so high.
The presence of Safie diffused happiness among its inhabitants, and I also found that a greater degree of plenty reigned there.
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

reigned = prevailed (noticeably existed)

"Home of the Joplin High Eagles—reigning state champions in girls' basketball," CyFi says.
Neal Shusterman -- Unwind

reigning = time of their championship

The chapel was soon afterwards left to the silence and stillness which reigned in it, with few interruptions, throughout the year.
Jane Austen -- Mansfield Park

reigned = was most powerful or noticeable

In 1935, when Cunningham's record of 4:06.7 reigned, science weighed in.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

reigned = was recognized as the best

reigned = was most powerful or noticeable

  Suspecting that we both were in a house
  Where the infectious pestilence did reign,
  Seal'd up the doors, and would not let us forth;
  So that my speed to Mantua there was stay'd.
William Shakespeare -- Romeo and Juliet

reign = was most powerful

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