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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But for some reason, the gods were smiling on us.
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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
Invoking the gods of nerves was an understandable impulse given recent frailties.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
At the sides, the artist juxtaposed the male Hebrew prophets and the female Greek and Roman sybils who were inspired by the gods to foretell the future.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
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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
Invoking the gods of nerves was an understandable impulse given recent frailties.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
At the sides, the artist juxtaposed the male Hebrew prophets and the female Greek and Roman sybils who were inspired by the gods to foretell the future.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 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 1 Mar. 2026.
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