conquest
noun
con·quest
ˈkän-ˌkwest 
ˈkäŋ-;
ˈkäŋ-kwəst
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
a
: something conquered
especially
: territory appropriated in war
b
: a person someone has succeeded in having a romantic and especially sexual relationship with
Examples of conquest in a Sentence
tales of the ancient army's conquests
She was one of his many conquests.
people who boast about their sexual conquests
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Depicting the Norman conquest of England 1100 years ago, the Bayeux tapestry is an astonishing 230 feet long and, according to the British Museum, features 58 scenes, each rendered in colored wool embroidery on flax.
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Erika’s brother, Klaus (August Diehl), sits naked by a rumpled bed with last night’s conquest still muddled up with his sheets, talking on the phone to his sister.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The Mavericks’ most recent conquest of the team from Texas was a 7-4 drubbing of the Americans on Wednesday night in Game 3.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
The Banda Islands, once the world’s only source of nutmeg, were home to between 13,000 and 15,000 people until their conquest by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1621.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2026
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Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026
Erika’s brother, Klaus (August Diehl), sits naked by a rumpled bed with last night’s conquest still muddled up with his sheets, talking on the phone to his sister.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The Mavericks’ most recent conquest of the team from Texas was a 7-4 drubbing of the Americans on Wednesday night in Game 3.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
The Banda Islands, once the world’s only source of nutmeg, were home to between 13,000 and 15,000 people until their conquest by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1621.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2026
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“Conquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conquest. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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conquest
noun
con·quest
ˈkän-ˌkwest
ˈkäŋ-
1
: the act or process of conquering
2
: something conquered
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