Sentence examples for while he reigned from inspiring English sources

H. L. Mencken, ever wary of pompous speeches and empty promises, rated Calvin Coolidge highly because, as he once wrote: "There were no thrills while he reigned, but neither were there any headaches.

"There were no thrills while he reigned, but neither were there any headaches.

To prove his healthcare mettle, Newsom points to Healthy San Francisco, a first-of-its-kind universal system adopted while he reigned as the city's mayor in 2006.

When French regent Louis XIV first took the throne, he had many rivals at court but, ingeniously, put such an emphasis on high fashion that he soon had jealous lords and ladies focused on counting ruffles while he reigned.

Rather than governing, he reigns above party while "Brazil is on automatic pilot," says Gaudêncio Torquato, a political consultant in São Paulo.

Bobby Jones used to win Open championships--four of them--while he was the reigning Amateur champion.

"Probably hatred, revenge, anger will reign for a while," he said.

Nevertheless, while he was the reigning Junior World Road Champion in 1980, LeMond received no professional offers, and so in the spring 1980, he joined the U.S. National cycling team for a 6-week European racing campaign.

"In the sixteen years I have been a fighting man," he began, while silence reigned, " I have not hesitated to arouse enmity and hostility where I considered it my duty to do so.

This drew international attention, prompting reports that he was "stranded" in orbit while chaos reigned below.

And it's likely he'll reign for no little while yet.