How to Use duke in a Sentence

duke

1 of 2 noun
  • Put up your dukes and fight, you coward!
  • The duke was young and foolish, and no great threat to Napoleon.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The duke was a dandyish dresser who was much in the press in those days.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • This means the duke and duchess would have to take yet another flight to get home.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
  • The duke of Ch’in had been lucky enough to capture the lord of Chin.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The duke, who rarely left a letter unanswered, tried his best to be helpful.
    — David Harsanyi, National Review, 27 Oct. 2022
  • It is not known if the duke will reunite with the British monarch during his short stay.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The duke’s body was rolled up in a carpet and plopped in the sarcophagus.
    — New York Times, 30 May 2021
  • The duke now forgoes meat, fish and diary several days a week.
    — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Paul must decide whether to accept his destiny — and not just as a future duke.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Oh, and Bertha is about to be a grandmother to a little duke or duchess.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Russells, Van Rhijns and dukes, oh my!
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
  • British tabloids have often referred to the duke as the Queen’s favorite child.
    — Lauren Dezenski, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021
  • In the movie, Paul is a duke’s son who has the weight of becoming a great leader.
    — Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The duke also shares that Kate apologized the next day with flowers and a card.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Martins plays Will, a boxer and good friend of Simon, the duke.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Part of breaking the cycle for the duke and duchess was stepping down from their roles as senior royals.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 May 2021
  • The dukes as well as kings, popes, cardinals, and princes of a certain era obsessed over porcelain.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Ramirez seemed to have a problem with Anderson’s tag, and the two players put up their dukes.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 5 Aug. 2023
  • On that subject, was there a part of you that was tempted to have Gladys prevail and not marry the duke?
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2025
  • York and the duke of Buckingham catch the duchess in the act of conjuring a spirit.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The duke has hit the ground running since landing in London on Monday.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The traditional homage by royal dukes has been taken out of the program.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
  • In past coronations, there was a segment when dukes and other nobles would to swear fealty to the new monarch.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • The duke and duchess of Sussex both are expected to make appearances.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Dukedoms are only issued to men, and the only way for a woman to become a duchess is to marry a duke.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The group had tea together in the downstairs drawing room, which the duke was also unable to attend.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 8 Dec. 2019
  • And who doesn’t relish the gothic details of an ancient manor and grumpy yet uniquely attractive duke that owns it?
    — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Fortunately, a local duke funded the building of a stone tower in the swamp.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The duke won't, however, go as far as to give the apology so many Jamaicans have been waiting to hear.
    — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Mar. 2022

duke

2 of 2 verb
  • Want to duke it out with friends at breakneck speed?
    — PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Tired of seeing a bunch of women duke it out for one of three dudes.
    — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Fighters don their gloves and duke it out in the ring for three minutes.
    — Heather Abbott, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
  • These bears will soon duke it out to see which tanking tummy reigns supreme.
    — Angela Yang, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But for now, all these comedies and dramedies are left to duke it out in the same race.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 July 2021
  • The couple dukes it out in a seedy motel parking lot.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
  • Cats and dogs duking it out for who is the best human companion.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Fans from Philly and Queens can continue to duke it out.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Her clients don’t have to duke it out in fierce bidding wars or scramble to put in all-cash offers.
    — Rachel Siegel and Kathy Orton, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Sep. 2022
  • During the fest 28 Italian artists will duke it out for the top prize.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Jan. 2023
  • With an even playing field, no perks or killstreaks, players duke it out to see who can get to six wins first.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In a perfect world, the Lakers and Celtics will have to duke it out for the record.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Wrestlers from across New England will duke it out in the ring with every strike of the bell.
    — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • See you next week as the remaining contestants duke it out for one of four spots in the finale.
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Who knew duking it out at the top of the league could be such unadulterated torture?
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The two movies will also duke out for best SAG cast later this month.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Somebody is going to stand up there and duke it out and get the job done the right way and their teammates will follow.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Stefani was ready to duke it out with her hubby and remind Daysia of her coaching cred.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The two state legislators will duke it out again on April 24.
    — Rick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Keeping their antlers through the winter means that bull elks don't have to duke it out with their front hooves, which could lead to injuries.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 Aug. 2020
  • In this case, time detectives will gather in 2023 to duke it out.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Jan. 2021
  • The two will inevitably duke it out in a future film, but this will serve as Adam's origin story.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Next week, the competition heats up further as the designers duke it out for the best menswear look.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Kotek and Drazan also continued to duke it out in broadcast and online ads.
    — oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2022
  • And so, the two did just that and walked off the set while Kelly and Blake continued to duke it out.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The platforms are attracting millions of viewers, who use them to watch gamers duke it out in live matches.
    — Olga Kharif, Bloomberg.com, 19 May 2020
  • Here are six races to watch as Democrats and Republicans duke it out at the polls today.
    — Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 2 June 2020
  • So instead of watching conflicting ideologies duke it out in the arena, the show has switched to chess.
    — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The archrivals duke it out on the Bowl stage as Tom attempts to conduct a symphony.
    — Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022
  • While Prater and Bryant duke it out on the field, Ridder has had fun watching the show from the sideline.
    — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2022

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