Examples of Babylon in a Sentence
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Consider this: Interest and interest rates date back to ancient Babylon—where they were engraved into a pillar more than seven feet high (literally and metaphorically set in stone) in Hammurabi’s Code.
—Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Her notable film roles include Zach Braff’s 2004 indie Garden State and Damien Chazelle’s Babylon in 2022.
—Stacey Wilson Hunt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
Careful records of lunar and solar eclipses are one of the greatest legacies of ancient Babylon.
—Rebecca Boyle, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
Wilde appeared in 2022’s Babylon, which Robbie starred in.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
The people who migrated to Babylon attempted to build a tower that would reach to the sky.
—Joan Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
During a recent interview with Ben Mankiewicz on the podcast Talking Pictures, Chazelle addressed his filmmaking future after the underperformance of 2022’s Babylon, which starred Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
Back in ancient Babylon, Jewish scribes might have re-imagined a popular goddess as a Jewish heroine.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Babylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Babylon. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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Babylon
geographical name
Note: The site of Babylon is about 55 miles (89 kilometers) south of Baghdad near the Euphrates River.
see also babylonian
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