vestal virgin
Example Sentences
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The story of the vestal virgin Claudia Quinta represents one such instance.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
His father was a "lunger," and ex-professor from the East; his mother a vestal virgin dedicated to keeping the home fires burning.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amulius took possession of the throne, and made Rea Silvia, the daughter of Numitor, a vestal virgin, in order that the Silvian house might become extinct.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
"Many thanks," drawled the vestal virgin, who was still looking into her coffee cup.
From The Woman with the Fan by Hichens, Robert Smythe
They will follow the lead of Byron, who, in his horror at the popularisation of the waltz, declared that Terpsichore was henceforth "the least a vestal virgin of the Nine."
From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert
