phoenix
Example Sentences
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“I try to go through my hair, I treat it like the phoenix,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Then there’s “The Gesture,” a giant sculpture of a figure with a phoenix in its hand made by Lebanese artist Nadim Karam out of steel recovered from the port site.
From Los Angeles Times
After Affleck was spotted with the massive ink that depicts a colorful phoenix, he told Extra TV in an interview that it was "fake for a movie."
From Fox News
That’s better than a phoenix, which had to turn to ash before rising again.
From Washington Post
What looked like an insect swan song could become “a phoenix,” she said.
From New York Times
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