Example Sentences

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As the play opens he is returning to Rome as a lauded hero, having led the city’s forces in vanquishing the Goths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

From Goths to punk rockers, genre can imply a lifestyle as well as a way of simply categorising music.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

Unfazed, a pair of lanky, lethargic runway Goths performed on the wreck.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Two newlywed Goths want to choose A token of love they won’t lose.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2022

If one looks for the first signs of the downfall of the Roman Empire it will be found to have begun with the hiring of the Goths as mercenaries.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli