Sentence examples for they were conquering from inspiring English sources

They were conquering heroines of art.

The same cruelty was applied to Flanders, and countries they were conquering.

For example, even though the recent wars haven't gone so well, returning soldiers and veterans are often hailed at sporting events as if they were conquering heroes.

In 496 they were conquered by Clovis and incorporated into his Frankish dominions.

In early medieval times they were conquered by the Saracens, who were expelled by the Normans in the 11th century.

In 1465 70, however, they were conquered by the Inca under Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui and his son Topa Inca Yupanqui.

They were conquered by the expanding Merina kingdom to the north in the early 19th century, after which they came under French colonial administration.

Among these were the Diaguita of the Andean Northwest, a town-dwelling agricultural people who were forced into labour after they were conquered.

Between 1825 and 1830 they were conquered by Muhammad ʿAli, the khan of Kokand; Bishkek (Pishpek), the future capital city of the Kyrgyz, was built by that khanate.

Much of the traditional culture and organization of the Teso was lost when they were conquered by the Ganda under Kakunguru at the end of the 19th century.

Before they were conquered by the Incas, the Aymara had a number of independent states, the most important being those of the Colla and the Lupaca.