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How to use knight in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Knight means a young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord. Example: “The king knighted the young squire.”

Examples of knight by meaning

nounAn armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.

  • King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
  • There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 54

nounA species of nymphalid butterfly, Lebadea martha, found in tropical and subtropical Asia.

  • The Knight is quite common in the Srimangal forests, especially along the beds of dry or flowing streams.2004, Torben Bjørn Larsen, “Nymphalidae”, in Butterflies of Bangladesh: An Annotated Checklist, →ISBN, archived from the original on 28 Jun...
  • The Knight is a rather common species on Pulau Ubin and is regular seen on various parts of the island.2020 December 13, Khew SK, “Butterfly of the Month - December 2020”, in Butterflies of Singapore (blog), archived from the original on 28...
  • We have knights and barons butterflies in Singapore.2023 June 6, Alan OwYong, “Butterflies of Chiang Mai.”, in Wild Asia (blog), archived from the original on 28 Jun 2026

verbTo confer knighthood upon.

  • The king knighted the young squire.

More sentences with knight

  • The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.From the entry swear
  • The successful businessman was knighted and acquired a handle to his name.From the entry handle
  • There was once a knight who wooed a fair young maid.From the entry fair
  • French knights at Agincourt were unable to broach the English line.From the entry broach
  • I hate it when my knight is kited away from the castle that I'm attacking!From the entry kite
  • He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.From the entry honor
  • She beat me with knight odds but lost with rook odds.From the entry odds
  • The knight went on a quest to prove his quality to his ladylove.From the entry ladylove
  • The knight was unhorsed when his opponent's lance struck his shield.From the entry unhorse
  • The knight rode into battle with a gleaming sword.From the entry gleaming
  • The king armed his knights with swords and shields.From the entry arm
  • The player's knight jumped the opponent's bishop.From the entry jump
  • He was confronted by two knights in full plate.From the entry plate
  • He was knighted and became Ser William.From the entry ser
  • The knights prepared to joust in the tournament.From the entry joust
  • The chivalrous knights entered the lists and fought mightily.From the entry mightily
  • The blazoning of the knights' shields was done by heralds.From the entry blazoning
  • We must work this out on our own and not wait for a knight in shining armor, who may never come.From the entry knight in shining armor
  • The knight swore he would not break bread in the castle again until he received reparation for the insult.From the entry break bread
  • The white knight is attacking the pawn on e4.From the entry white knight
  • The knight rode a white charger.From the entry charger
  • He thinks of himself as a latter-day knight errant, out on a quest fighting dragons. It’s not very practical, but it is romantic.From the entry latter-day
  • The knight in service of the king who falls in love with the queen.2024 April 21, DefiantOil5176, Reddit. From the entry Alicole
  • The wrong knight captures, which leads to a knightmare for Black.2020 March 11, Isaak Linder, Vladimir Linder, Mikhail Botvinnik: Sixth World Chess Champion, SCB Distributors, →ISBN, →OCLC. From the entry knightmare
  • Only 14 percent of Australians agreed with the knighting, and many of Mr.2015 February 6, Julia Baird, “Will a Passion for Royalty Ruin a Prime Minister’s Career?”, in The New York Times. From the entry knighting
  • "Fine, so I'm no knight in shining armor," the host continued as she reached for the dial.2014, Rene Gutteridge, Old Fashioned, page 42. From the entry knight in shining armor
  • As the justicar strode over to the knights, he saw Deothen shaking his head.2013, Matt Forbeck, Marked for Death: The Lost Mark, →ISBN. From the entry justicar
  • Knight said Castro told her, "You're only going to be here as a friend, that's it.2013 November 6, Stephanie Slifer, “Michelle Knight, Cleveland kidnapping survivor, details horrific circumstances inside Ariel Castro's…. From the entry little did one know
  • White's bishop on e3 is a sorry sight when compared to Black's d5-knight.2011, Cyrus Lakdawala, The Slav: Move by Move, London: Everyman Chess, →ISBN, unnumbered page. From the entry badification
  • The Moa (W.Speckman) is a knight that moves as fers followed by wazir.2010 August 21, G. P. Jelliss, “Simple Chess Variants”, in Mayhematics, pages 9, 10. From the entry rider
  • Another type of rider is the Mao which is the knight in Chinese chess.2010 August 21, G. P. Jelliss, “Simple Chess Variants”, in Mayhematics, page 10. From the entry wazir
  • It was a shock, the first realization that my gallant knight was naggable.2000, Susan Braudy, Between Marriage and Divorce, page 35. From the entry naggable
  • The face design features a knight on horseback as on the 50 kapeek, top.1992 August, Bank Note Reporter, Iola, Wis.: Krause Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC. From the entry kapeyka
  • The young knight built a home in the woods around the seigneurie of Lys.1984, Lucile Kathryn Delano, Charles De Lannoy, Victor of Pavia, →ISBN. From the entry sinople

Meaning of knight

  1. noun A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
  2. noun A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
  3. noun An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.

Full definition of knight

Questions about knight in a sentence

How do you use knight in a sentence?
Knight is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The king knighted the young squire.”
What is a short sentence with knight?
“The king knighted the young squire.”
What does knight mean?
Knight means a young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: knight (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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