Empress has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The empress is visiting Australia. | |
| 2. | An ancient city totters to her fall, / time-honoured empress and of old renown; / and senseless corpses, through the city strown, / choke house and temple. | |
| 3. | Tom impressed the empress. | |
| 4. | The empress was not impressed. | |
| 5. | Empress Dowager Cixi held control in China for forty-seven years. | |
| 6. | The empress decided to stay out of the power struggle going on. She knew that her position was secure, no matter who won. |