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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Survive a series of hedonistic trials and be rewarded with an endless lifetime of pleasure; fail, and be offered as a sacrifice to the gods.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 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
And evidence that the planets came to be associated with the gods lies in their very names, which represent ancient deities from Roman and Greek.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 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
And evidence that the planets came to be associated with the gods lies in their very names, which represent ancient deities from Roman and Greek.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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