How to Use Hades in a Sentence

Hades

noun
  • These are subtle things, but Hades has that tattoo of the bricks.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Death was not a final stop but rather part of a process by which the soul went to Hades.
    Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But Quinn's Hades, like Old Scratch, gets some of the best lines.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2023
  • Will Hades and Persephone find their way back to each other amidst the shadows?
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The seeds seal Persephone’s fate as one who must spend part of every year with Hades among the dead.
    Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
  • In a way, Cerberus was not just the guard dog of Hades, but of Earth itself.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Back in 2020, Forward Air was hacked by a group known as Hades.
    Levon Gasparian, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The magic of Hades lies in playing it in short bursts, which pairs well with its roguelike structure on the Deck.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Hermes is sent to inform Hades and Persephone of this decision.
    Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And here’s another reason why the Rockies didn’t stand a chance in Hades on Tuesday night.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2024
  • This is Ursula, Hades, Scar—to go no further than the Disney canon.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Fewer still ride that lightning all the way to Cooperstown, through Hades and back, spitting nails with every step.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The original Hades was already the perfect action game to play on the go, and its sequel ups the ante with a new hero and even more powers.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The role of Hades will be carried magnificently by Phillip Boykin.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Find the full Hades 2 Warsong Update patch notes below — careful, here there be spoilers.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Most importantly, the songs were catchy and moving, from Hades’ bassy crooning to Orpheus’ haunting boy voice.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
  • Fortnite also hinted at the Chains of Hades being another power added on later in the season.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The black and white striped sweater from Extreme Cashmere is up for sale, as is the baby blue and orange cardigan from Hades Wool.
    Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Played by David Thewlis, Hades is tired and overworked, even falling asleep during a conversation with Zeus.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
  • By comparison with the immortal gods, even the loftiest mortals are losers in the long run (as Achilles realizes in Hades).
    Robert Pogue Harrison, The New York Review of Books, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This would mirror the development of the original Hades, which spent about two years in Early Access.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Harris sourced inspiration from the underworld as Hades, while his husband pulled from the deep blue and dressed as Poseidon, the god of the sea.
    Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • In games like Hades, the challenges players face in each randomized area comes from the enemies and environmental hazards.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Olympian legends — including Hades and the thunder god Zeus — now rule the Island in otherworldly rage.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024
  • No cast members here yet, but internet speculation is running rampant about who will play Hercules, Meg and Hades.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Persephone makes her usual springtime visit, drawing the attention of her lover, Hades, to the scenario in the nightclub.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Both the Flow Lite keyboards come fitted with Specter switches as standard but an extra set of Hades switches can also be ordered.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The complex, fraught relationship between Persephone and Hades provides one of the two main storylines in Hadestown.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2023
  • In the 1997 film, it's revealed that Meg sold her soul to Hades to save her boyfriend, who eventually left her for another woman.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Captain Minnie eventually finds the ship’s commemorative coin with Hades, and Hercules helps her to get it back.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024

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