babel

Example Sentences

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“The grocery store has become a Tower of Babel and consumers need to be linguists, scientists and mind readers to understand the many labels they see.”

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2024

The Tower of Babel remained as incomplete as the Winchester Mystery House.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

But in times of crisis such as now, the General Assembly and Security Council turn into a Babel in which everybody distrusts everybody else and finding common words becomes impossible.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

French language expert Malcolm Massey, of the Babel language app, praised the King's pronunciation of French and a "relatively good accent".

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

This premier city was the cradle of ancient art and architecture, as well as the site of both the Hanging Gardens and Tower of Babel.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell