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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Other recurring guest stars include Jason Mantzoukas as Dionysus the leader of Camp Half-Blood, Timothy Simons as Tantalus and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Hermes, messenger of the gods.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Teller took to heart the classic Greek playwright Aristophanes’ myth of love — that humans were born as a fusion of two bodies and later separated as punishment from the gods, only to spend their lives looking — and longing — for their other half.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
The ancient Egyptians thought children were gifts from the gods, and that they were protected by deities.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s always comeuppance and tragedy when treading on the gods’s domain (see Frankenstein’s ending).
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Teller took to heart the classic Greek playwright Aristophanes’ myth of love — that humans were born as a fusion of two bodies and later separated as punishment from the gods, only to spend their lives looking — and longing — for their other half.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
The ancient Egyptians thought children were gifts from the gods, and that they were protected by deities.
—K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
There’s always comeuppance and tragedy when treading on the gods’s domain (see Frankenstein’s ending).
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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