Kings

noun

plural in form but singular in construction
1
: either of two narrative and historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
2
: any of four narrative and historical books in the former Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament

Examples of Kings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite the loss, the Kings moved into a tie with Vegas for third place in the Pacific Division. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 The newly redrawn district touches six counties, including parts of west Charlotte and Moore’s hometown of Kings Mountain in Gaston and Cleveland counties. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024 The Kings will be missing Sasha Vezenkov, who is expected to be sidelined for another week or so with a right ankle sprain. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024 On Saturday, a tornado warning was issued in the Kings County town of Corcoran, 50 miles south of Fresno, where a possible second tornado formed. Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 As a result, the Wild (29-27-6, 64 points) enter this week trailing both the Predators (35-25-2, 72 points) and Los Angeles Kings 31-19-10, 72 points) by eight points for the final playoff spot in the West. Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2024 Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings, who had won four in a row. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 The Kings went up by 11 in the third quarter and led 93-87 going into the fourth. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024 Recorded at Nashville’s Dark Horse studio, the album is trumpeted as the one Kings of Leon have long wanted to make. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Kings was in the 14th century

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“Kings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kings. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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Kings

noun
: either of two narrative and historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible
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