How to Use Hellenic in a Sentence

Hellenic

1 of 2 adjective
  • The Forum gaped at you, a faux Hellenic garage opening on a bleached plaza.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Blood of Zeus looks like a teeny, Hellenic superhero show that might have lasted a season on Nickelodeon in the ’90s.
    Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Movements, parties, and tyrants thrive on xenophobia—the word might be specifically Hellenic, but the sentiment is universal.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
  • But his educational background in politics and Hellenic studies is certainly out of the ordinary.
    Michael S. Lubell, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Some of these words indicate that Ancient Macedonian did not undergo the sound changes common to all the Ancient Hellenic dialects.
    Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
  • Over 2,700 residents have been evacuated from the island of Evia, according to the Hellenic coast guard, and the island is under a constant cloud of smoke.
    Ibtissem Guenfoud, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The Battle of Marathon was a landmark event in Greek history, coming to embody Hellenic freedom and a unified identity for centuries afterward.
    Miriam Kamil, JSTOR Daily, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The nationalist Hellenic Solution was returned to parliament.
    Derek Gatopoulos, ajc, 25 June 2023
  • As for the link between Rhaskos and Melisto, two children whose spheres would never overlap in life, the author draws on Hellenic customs and artistry to forge a relationship that is both ingenious and affecting.
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The hotel’s industrial-chic aesthetic was strikingly contemporary, with postmodern furniture set against raw concrete walls and polished stone floors suggesting a refined Hellenic corner of Brooklyn.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Neopaganism’s various branches include Wicca and Hellenic reconstructionism, a religion that focuses on the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece.
    Alyssa Beall, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023

Hellenic

2 of 2 noun
  • The explosion comes less than a month after a bomb exploded outside the offices of Hellenic Train in Athens.
    Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
  • The Hellenic Coast Guard and local police are currently conducting a search on the beach and in the sea to try and locate her.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The partnership marks Swan Hellenic’s first endeavor into wellness tourism.
    Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 24 Oct. 2023
  • His dynamic London show was at the Hellenic Center to an enthusiastic crowd.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • For now, the fires on Parnitha have been contained close to its borders and prevented from spreading deep into the woodland, the Hellenic Fire Service said.
    Niki Kitsantonis, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Sail with expedition cruise line Swan Hellenic, which has two new itineraries that launched in October 2024.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Bringing aboard one or two ice fragments has been a common practice for decades among expedition cruise ships like Swan Hellenic, said Lindsay Brean, a spokeswoman for the cruise line.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Hellenic Coast Guard first ignored the distress calls, and later, while allegedly trying to tow the vessel, caused the boat to tip, scattering those on deck into the sea and dooming the many stuck below.
    Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Naos Hellenic Cuisine, from prolific restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias, opened earlier this week.
    Lucille Sherman, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
  • There were 25 brush fires reported by the country’s national first responders, the Hellenic Fire Department, on Tuesday.
    Anna Gordon, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
  • All specialize in trips to the Hellenic Republic, and agree that multiple trips to Greece in different seasons are necessary to get a thorough sense of the country’s landscapes, food scenes, and culture.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Attendees will enjoy Hellenic cuisine, entertainment, and hospitality as the church grounds are transformed into a Greek island village with the sights, sounds, and tastes of Greece.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • While operator Swan Hellenic offered the ship's 170 passengers a choice of compensation options, some were disgruntled by the decision not to provide a full refund and began refusing food in an effort to pressure the cruise line's executives.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024

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