Example Sentences

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So says Elizabeth Taylor, summing up the fractious encounter between the revered Shakespearian actor John Gielgud, and her new husband, the actor Richard Burton.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Back to Shakespeare again: In Shakespearian times, you didn't go to watch a play, you went to listen to a play.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2022

Architect Nicholas Helm says he feels "this is the only really accurate replica of a Shakespearian theatre".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2022

People often call Succession Shakespearian, and nowhere was this more evident than with Boar on the Floor, a game instigated by patriarch Logan Roy in season two.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2020

“I hope that was a monster I just killed. I was a Shakespearian actor in college! Picked up a little swordplay!”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan