Examples of chalice in a Sentence
Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
The only items missing were the priest’s accordion and chalice.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
This one is filled with fantastically ornate sixteenth-century silver objects, including goblets, chalices, and a miniature warship.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
In it, a round, bready dish can be seen sitting next to a wine chalice and series of fruits and flowers, all arraigned on a silver platter.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Rome’s special superintendent Daniela Porro said that before the discovery, seven of Nero's glass chalices had been discovered in other areas.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 29 July 2023
The focaccia is served on a silver plate and is paired with wine in a chalice.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 June 2023
One is an amber-brown piece adorned with playful dots; another is a symmetrical chalice with a bulbous stem; and another is stout glass with an orange ombré bowl.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 15 June 2023
As important as their contributions to rebloom and fragrance, the Chinas and Teas brought new textures and shapes to garden roses: for example, the chalice blooms of 'Cramoisi Superieur' or the petals of the Tea rose 'Mrs. B.R. Cant', which look like they were squeezed from a tube of icing.
—Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin calic-, calix; akin to Greek kalyx calyx
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Chalice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chalice. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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