Adonis
Example Sentences
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Reibe will start next to Cofie, while the Trojans will have three top-25 prospects in Christian Collins and Adonis and Darius Ratliff to fit in somewhere alongside.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Until the 1990s, that is, when relentless tabloid coverage reinvented him as New York City’s Adonis.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
For now, though, Mr. Skarsgård has embraced the obvious fact that he is an Adonis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Marcus Lewis-Roper opened MLR Adonis Barbers in Bridgnorth seven weeks ago, and will work longer hours - from 09:00 to 21:00 GMT - on 22 December, offering the service to those who need it.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
He was a strong and gifted athlete, charming, smart, and immensely good-looking–"handsome almost to a fault," in the description of William H. Cropper, "an Adonis" in the words of another admirer.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing Adonis
Reading: Literature - Mythology - Middle School
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Ancient Greece: Mythology and Literature - Middle School
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - High School
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