phoenix

Example Sentences

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Theoretically, as a phoenix club, their ranking would change from first to last but with the fixtures already released it could be difficult to revise.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The brutal phoenix of American history remains constant in Nguyen’s novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

"I was determined not to let him win," she said, adding that although she believed she was going to die that night she would "rise like a phoenix from the ashes".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

“It feels like this is a phoenix that’s risen up out of the fire,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2025

He rummaged in the pouch hung around his neck, and pulled out the two halves of holly still just connected by the finest thread of phoenix feather.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling