How to Use Ouroboros in a Sentence

Ouroboros

noun
  • This smart Danish political drama captures the ouroboros of cynicism and idealism with texture and dynamics … and a decent amount of smooching.
    New York Times, 2022-06-02
  • The trial, in short, turned the op-ed into an ouroboros: what was intended as a #MeToo testimonial about women being punished for naming their experiences became a post-#MeToo instrument for punishing a woman who named her experiences.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 2022-06-02

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