cornucopian

Example Sentences

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Whatever its merits, Burke's cornucopian vision could face a steep uphill climb to become reality.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2017

I should have left it there and gone on to those first cornucopian weeks and months and even years with Christine, but I couldn’t help myself.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 10, 2014

For one thing, the Portuguese and their successors were a cornucopian source of materials and goods — metal, silk, furniture, clothing — which they exchanged for African gold and ivory.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2010

Bowery was a cornucopian source of wonder for Freud, a marvel of nature.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2010

With cornucopian Fire thou giv'st me strength,      Caresses and golden hours and grace of sleep.

From The Masque of the Elements by Scheffauer, Herman George