sententiae

plural of sententia

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sententiae
Noun
  • The Workers’ Party of Korea is the sole ruling party of North Korea, blending communism with the words, sayings and ideals of the Kim dynasty, who have imposed their authoritarian rule on the country for three generations.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Little sayings like that get you through the rough patches.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The lyrics, some inspired by proverbs and biblical passages, convey the fervor of his first love with God, without losing his personal touch.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Reading Proverbs did not manage to enlighten me to the possibility that my parents’ rules were devised in my best interest.
    Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Over the course of a conversation that spanned more than a million words and 300 hours, the bot encouraged Brooks to adopt grandiose beliefs, validated his delusions, and led him to believe the technological infrastructure that underpins the world was in imminent danger.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The reports of children being able to distinguish between similar-sounding words and recognizing speech in noisy environments were the most exciting part of the paper for Nancy Young, who founded the Lurie Children’s Cochlear Implant program.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Sententiae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sententiae. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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