the gods
plural noun
British
: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater
The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.
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People have revered the quince since antiquity, prescribing it as medicine, celebrating it in art and literature, and feasting on it like fruit from the gods.
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Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 26 Nov. 2025
Four others were born to signify the gods of the directions along which Mesopotamian air moves.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Alas, the gods have seen fit to reunite Lucretia and Ashur in the afterlife in the Starz spinoff series.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
Bellerophon ultimately decided to visit Mount Olympus, the home of the gods, which was strictly off-limits to mortals.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
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Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 26 Nov. 2025
Four others were born to signify the gods of the directions along which Mesopotamian air moves.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Alas, the gods have seen fit to reunite Lucretia and Ashur in the afterlife in the Starz spinoff series.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
Bellerophon ultimately decided to visit Mount Olympus, the home of the gods, which was strictly off-limits to mortals.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the gods
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“The gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gods. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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