Sentence examples for by conquest from inspiring English sources

"by conquest" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that something has been achieved through force or strength. For example, "The Aztecs rose to power in Mesoamerica by conquest."

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Empire was built by conquest.

Buoyed by conquest, the English army seemed invincible.

Other free towns were separated from the empire by conquest.

From then on, territory seized by conquest in a war of aggression wasn't exempt from reparations.

These terrorists did not attack a country with a view to acquiring territory by conquest.

They expanded by conquest from Piura to Casma and Paramonga in the south.

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The trend toward concentration continued during the 2nd century, propelled by conquests abroad.

Throughout his rule, continuing to 1876, he enlarged the emirate by conquests of Kamuku, Kamberi, Dakarki (Dakarawa), Dukawa, Yauri, Nupe, and Gbari (Gwari) towns and captured many slaves.

Even the Christmas tree can be traced at least as far back as Attis rituals circa 400 B.C. (imported to Rome by conquests).

Tunisia became a protectorate of France by treaty rather than by outright conquest, as was the case in Algeria.

The Taliban took Kabul in 1996 as much by exploiting Kabul's political disarray as by military conquest.

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