phoenix

Example Sentences

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But amid the float’s proud phoenix and colorful California poppies, two frustrated fire survivors unfurled a surprise message: “AG Bonta, Altadena demands an investigation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Former captain Ryan Brierley is returning to Salford to become chief executive, the consortium that has won the bid to run the phoenix club has said.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Other former employees also hold out for a phoenix rising from the ashes.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

Now, like the proverbial phoenix, Akashi’s show will go on, recontextualized to meet the moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

It could not have been a real phoenix, because there is only one of these at a time.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White