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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To back this theory, scientists even found the bones of 19 women thought to have been sacrificed to the gods in exchange for rain.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Mythology suggests that chaparral bush mallow was a healing gift from the gods not only because of its delicate mauve flowers but also because of its shallow-lobed leaves, covered with soft hairs, that are soothing to the touch.
—Anne Ferguson, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
In the novel, Wukong picks fights with all the gods in an attempt to overthrow the cosmic order, only to eventually be violently put in his place by the highest gods of the Chinese pantheon.
—Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
Lions and tigers, as well as the gods Hermes and Pan, appear in the scene, too.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Mythology suggests that chaparral bush mallow was a healing gift from the gods not only because of its delicate mauve flowers but also because of its shallow-lobed leaves, covered with soft hairs, that are soothing to the touch.
—Anne Ferguson, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
In the novel, Wukong picks fights with all the gods in an attempt to overthrow the cosmic order, only to eventually be violently put in his place by the highest gods of the Chinese pantheon.
—Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
Lions and tigers, as well as the gods Hermes and Pan, appear in the scene, too.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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