the Garden of Eden

noun phrase

in the Bible
: the garden where Adam and Eve first lived

Examples of the Garden of Eden in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Book of Genesis doubled down not long after tagging biblical Eve as the agent of the fall from grace in the Garden of Eden. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Just think of the serpent in the Garden of Eden who misrepresented God's command not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil to entice the first humans to do just that. Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 It was called Birdville but changed to the Garden of Eden. Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2024 One way to portray Milton is as a writer who entrusted his daughters with 11,000 intricate lines of his epic poem about Adam and Eve’s temptation in the Garden of Eden and the triumph of wily Satan. Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Garden of Eden 

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'the Garden of Eden.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near the Garden of Eden

Cite this Entry

“The Garden of Eden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Garden%20of%20Eden. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!