vacant throne
Frequency: 4.20.7 per million words
Similar to 'empty throne', often used in a more formal or official context.
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Examples (10)
- A claimant to the vacant Spanish throne emerged.
- After the king's exile, the vacant throne caused political instability.
- Many nobles vied for the vacant throne following the dynasty's collapse.
- The young prince was destined to fill the vacant throne one day.
- For years, the kingdom suffered under a regency while the throne remained vacant.
- The revolution left the throne vacant, ushering in a new republic.
- With no clear heir, the vacant throne became a symbol of national crisis.
- Historians debate who had the legitimate right to the vacant throne.
- The general seized power, ensuring the throne would not remain vacant for long.
- The sudden death of the monarch left the throne vacant and the future uncertain.