Golgotha
Example Sentences
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This Holy Week, some of us will walk the path laid out in our minds to Golgotha to witness a painful, shameful crucifixion.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022
In summoning an image of Golgotha, the Jerusalem hillside where Christ was crucified, and in decrying the prospect of war with Mexico, Sumner offered a vivid celebration of the concept of justice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2020
The field of Golgotha and dead men’s skulls.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2018
Golgotha, where Jesus is crucified, is depicted as a somberly demonic carnival: the chorus, a growing rumble of babbling voices; twirls of clarinet; a clatter of cimbalom.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2017
Outside were Golgotha sounds of strong men digging holes for upright timbers in hard, hard ground.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
