canon

Example Sentences

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Pre-shredded rotisserie chicken has quietly entered the canon for a reason.

From Salon

“That is an opportunity you cannot turn down,” he says, even though he only had a week to prepare the most famous soliloquies in the Western canon.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2026, there are second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh movies entering their respective franchise canons.

From Salon

Like Harold Bloom, she was a staunch defender of the canon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Algerian lawmakers have been demanding that France return a 16th Century bronze canon, known as Baba Merzoug, meaning "Blessed Father", that was regarded as the protector of Algiers, now Algeria's capital.

From BBC