How to Use royalty in a Sentence

royalty

noun
  • It was an honor and a privilege to dine with royalty.
  • On our wedding day, we were treated like royalty.
  • His first royalty check was for $826—for a piece which, Dave notes, The Source never bought.
    WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
  • From the start of their stay, guests will be treated like nothing short of royalty.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
  • The Browns were awarded a 10% cut of the book’s first gross proceeds, while the Goldmans were awarded all royalties from the book's sales.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
  • To take them out of the spotlight of royalty and look much more at what was going on between them.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2024
  • The fleur-de-lis has a long history in France as a symbol of royalty.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 25 July 2024
  • There's a new batch of guest actor and actress royalty in town!
    Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Now into its fourth season, The Crown shows British royalty at its best and worst.
    Wired, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2023
  • China’s tech royalty is going through a bit of a shake-up.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 1 Feb. 2024
  • In British royalty, the wife of a king is called a queen consort, but the husband of a queen is called a prince consort, not a king consort.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
  • Each lease includes a 12.5% royalty paid to the state for production.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In fact, Westminster Abbey was full of royalty from all over the world, with stellar style all their own.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 May 2023
  • This ranch home, fit for Cowtown royalty, also has a Texas-sized price tag.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Is Cher’s $1 million royalties claim against Mary Bono strong enough?
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Night in the Woods 2017 adventure game Night in the Woods is and will likely always be indie royalty.
    Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The rapper stands to gain from royalties of any stock Adidas sells, as Guden confirmed in March.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 12 May 2023
  • Three years later, Banks’ royalties claims against Kwatinetz remain alive in court, if hanging on by a thread.
    Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Most of us are just lucky enough not to have to lose in front of global news cameras, celebrities, and literal royalty.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Though fans shouldn’t wonder how that could pose a threat to country royalty's Team Reba.
    Briana Edwards, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Rock royalty and a skateboarding dynasty have tied the knot.
    Jonah Valdez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Up until Butler’s death in 2007, the pair were Southern hip-hop royalty.
    Craig D Lindsey, Chron, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The brand is inspired by ancient Indian royalty, so chances are that this is the most luxe hair-growth product out there.
    Neha Tandon, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The tent comes with mosquito netting that when gathered around the tent poles, looks like the elegant drapes of royalty on a picnic.
    Michelle Duncan, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
  • In a picture with the UK baking royalty outside the iconic white tent, Reynolds is smiling widely with his arms around them both.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 24 June 2023
  • As if the founding member of the legendary rock band wasn’t music royalty already.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • That would mean Sting, already a millionaire many times over, has earned more than $28 million in royalties from the track since its release.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2023
  • From about 1910 onward, singers received royalties based on record sales.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
  • Maïwenn’s feature revels in the decadence of lazy royalty, but pulls back from fully critiquing it.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
  • Princess Beatrice is bringing the royalty to the Royal Box at Wimbledon.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024

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