lares and penates
Example Sentences
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Her lares and penates range from Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee.
From Time Magazine Archive
We are to swear by our own lares and penates, and stand up for the American eagle, right or wrong.
From Confessions and Criticisms by Hawthorne, Julian
A few seconds later I had let myself in and was standing amongst my own lares and penates once more.
From Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance by Boothby, Guy
Furthermore, they should own their furniture—at least some of it; it should represent their own joint taste; the possession of some lares and penates is a very good basis for a lifetime partnership.
From The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book by Bigelow, William F. (William Frederick)
Evesham had given up his large sunny room to Dorothy's mother, but he had not removed all his lares and penates.
From Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
