Definition: 1. A period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful. 2. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. 3. The period during which a monarch is sovereign. 4. Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch. 5. Have sovereign power.
Use 'reign' in a sentence:
1. Night was deep and dead silence reigned everywhere.
2. During the reign of Titus, who opened the Colosseum with a one-hundred-day cycle of religious pageants, gladiatorial games, and spectacles.
3. Will The King's Speech or The Social Network reign supreme?
4. Archaeologists have dated the fort to the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius.
5. At last silence reigned.
6. He reigned over the country for thirty years.
7. The Lord will reign for ever and ever.
8. A solemn silence reigned.
9. Either way, his demise spells the end of a vile reign.
10. In these valleys night reigns.
11. Tis you shall reign, shall reign alone.
12. The reign of the mwamis is finished in this corner of East Africa.
13. In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign.
14. I assumed this gave me full reign over the clothes inside.
15. The king reigned over 30 million people.
16. Symptoms: Desire to conquer Europe and establish a 1000-year reign.
17. America wants to end the reign of a brutal rebel group. But can it?
18. This was, in effect, a reign of terror.
19. So muddle and confusion may reign.
20. The main chapel was constructed in the reign of King Rama I in Ayudhya style.
21. What sets Jackson's family apart is that his father used his reign of terror to train his children as musicians and dancers.
22. Juan Carlos fired back with a rare public defense of his reign in a recent speech.
23. Neither side would have an incentive to start a war. Ergo, peace would reign.
24. If you give free reign to your employees, what might happen?
25. Neither side would have a real incentive to start a war. Ergo, peace would reign.
26. Though Gordon's reign was short it felt too long.
27. The total numbers were at least 12,500 men up to the reign of the emperor Hadrian (A.D.117-138), with a peak around A.D.80.
28. The commanders accused him of carrying out a reign of terror.
29. Some have gained from chavez's reign.
30. Coco Chanel reigned over fashion for half a century.
31. Perfect order reigned throughout the entire country.
32. Silence reigned in the hall.
33. Their obstructionism will outlast King Abdullah's reign.
34. The sound died away and silence reigned.
35. Connors reigned as the world No. 1 for 159 consecutive weeks.
36. Last season looked to be a one-horse race for much of the time, with the reigning champions coasting to an 11-point lead.
37. The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence.
38. The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.
39. Herod reigned over Palestine at that time.
40. Confusion reigned about how the debate would end.
41. Senator Sam Nunn reigns supreme over the Senate Armed Services Committee.
42. The gallant soldiers lost their lives so that peace might reign again.
43. Tis you shall reign, and reign alone.
44. Its reign is over.
45. In Britain the sovereignreigns but does not govern.
46. A relative calm reigned over the city.
47. It was during the reign of Queen Isabella that Christopher Columbus set forth on his epic voyage of discovery.
48. More and more nobles made Moscow their home during Catherine's reign.
49. Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.
50. North of the border, where price controls reign, those same brand-name drugs cost 50% to 80% less.
51. The bicycle reigned supreme as Britain's most popular mode of transport.
52. In the field of classical music, he still reigns supreme.
