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
As well as this the Hippodamia variegata, known as the Adonis ladybird have been seen in drier parts of the forest.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
And Echo cried in answer, Oh, woe, woe for Adonis.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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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