How to Use goddess in a Sentence

goddess

noun
  • The actress, who is already a goddess in her own country, is finally getting recognition here.
  • Please for the love of goddess keep this era of fashion in the archives.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Eris is also the name of the Greek goddess of discord and strife.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The white ones are for the ocean goddess and the yellow ones for the river goddess.
    Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • In the vision, the goddess’ eyes are red, but also very soft.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 24 Jan. 2023
  • In one, mezcal flowed from the breasts of the Zapotec goddess Máyatl.
    Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • In the charcoal night sky, Obasi and Soares see the mercurial moods of the goddess.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2023
  • An Isis Knot called on Isis, the power of the goddess of healing and magic, to protect the body.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The necklace is said to have been offered to the Hindu goddess Taleju by a Nepali king in about 1650.
    Elyssa Cherney, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2023
  • By night, Yadav led a huge crowd in chants hailing the land as a sacred goddess.
    Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Despite this, some have noted the name Sirona refers to the Celtic goddess of healing and rebirth.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The Artemis program is named for the goddess of Greek mythology who was the twin sister of Apollo.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • This new Back Bay hotspot, which opened in April, is named after and inspired by the Greek goddess of ghosts and witchcraft.
    Joy Ashford, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Iris: Like the Greek goddess of the rainbow, this showy flower is the symbol of stunning beauty.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The goddess of fire is alive and well on Hawaii's Big Island, where two of the most famous volcanoes in the world are erupting at the same time.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Egyptian blue showed up on the belt of the goddess Iris, on another figure’s snake-like legs and on the crests of waves from which the god Helios emerges.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The original Cupid was the son of Venus, Roman goddess of love and beauty.
    Debbie Felton, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The women on the flag are Liberty and Ceres, the Roman goddess of grain and a symbol of fruitfulness.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
  • All the while, women stop by to leave offerings at the shrine of Ima Imoinu, the goddess of wealth and business and the market’s main protector.
    Story, CNN, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Earth was a goddess named Gaia, who therefore oversaw the realm beneath ground as well.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The finds include fragments of a large stone monument that depict Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war.
    Byscience News Staff, science.org, 22 June 2023
  • La Sista has always embodied the aura of a Black goddess, from her Afros to African bubble ponytails to the faux locs and head wraps.
    Katelina Eccleston, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2023
  • In Roman mythology, Cupid was the son of Venus, goddess of love and beauty.
    Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil, and the divine love of the god and goddess Krishna and Radha.
    Mark Graves | , oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Lansbury is a goddess who plays Jessica as a queen in cardigans.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The fact that this statue depicts a male god is also unusual, as most of the others are of female deities like Venus, the goddess of love.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Kilauea volcano, the home of Pele, Hawaii's volcano goddess, is erupting.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 June 2023
  • The name comes from the Greek goddess Artemis, sister of Apollo, namesake for America’s first moon program.
    Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Mayari, who was born and raised in the Philippines before moving to the US in 2003, is named after the goddess of the moon and the ruler of the night in Kapampangan mythology.
    Cassidy George, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2023
  • And last, but certainly not least, Oprah Winfrey honored to the goddess of rock and roll herself, Tina Turner.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024

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