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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Nude, striding statues of young men called kouroi were used both as offerings to the gods and as grave markers.
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Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
There’s an iconoclastic aspect to her as well, suggesting a challenge to the gods and nature in figuration that is ultimately rejected.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 27 Feb. 2026
But for some reason, the gods were smiling on us.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Outraged, the gods made his tongue blue forever to remind us all of his crime.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
There’s an iconoclastic aspect to her as well, suggesting a challenge to the gods and nature in figuration that is ultimately rejected.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 27 Feb. 2026
But for some reason, the gods were smiling on us.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Outraged, the gods made his tongue blue forever to remind us all of his crime.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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 9 Mar. 2026.
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