Sentences with 'intrigue'
Example sentences and phrases with the word intrigue and other words derived from it.
• « According to Roman sources, the power of the ruling dynasty was limited both by court intrigue and by the frequency of invasions from the steppes (the usual problem of the settled dynasties of Mesopotamia and Persia going back to the very origins of civilisation). »
• « From then on, rivalry and assassination remained an essential part of royal intrigue, but it was now carried out by assassins, and royal suitors who were killed were unlikely to be effective even if they survived. »