roman

Example Sentences

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They call their anonymous frontperson “Vessel” and backing band by roman numerals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

“Did elon musk just hit the roman salute at his inauguration speech?”

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

The seamless overlap between real life and fictional counterparts, and the faithful reproduction of such well-established facts, conveys the author’s intention to offer a crystal clear clé to this roman à clef.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024

The find joins more than 6,000 roman coins the British Museum has recorded as being found in Buckinghamshire.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

Then she pulled on a smile like a roman shade rolling up, motioned at me, and then mouthed the words “You’re on.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry