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Examples of nobleman in a Sentence
his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman
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This incarnation of Orlok is something of an outlier in vampire cinema, as he is dressed in the period-accurate robes of a Transylvanian nobleman, complete with the mustache that was the fashion of his time.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
But there’s no 17th-century Transylvanian nobleman that didn’t have a mustache or a full beard, right?
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
While the original Nosferatu is actually an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the ghoulish Count Orlok is quite different from Count Dracula’s charming, handsome nobleman.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
He’s soon relieved of several pints of plasma and passage for this nobleman with the claw-like hands is booked.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of nobleman was
in the 13th century
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“Nobleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nobleman. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
nobleman
noun
no·ble·man
ˈnō-bəl-mən
: a man of noble rank
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