Xanadu

Example Sentences

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Ketaib Hezbollah’s spokesman, Jafar al-Hussaini, met AP at an outdoor restaurant in Baghdad’s Dijlas Village, an opulent, 5-month-old complex of gardens, spas and a dancing fountain overlooking a bend in the Tigris, an idyllic Xanadu that looks like a transplant from uber-wealthy Dubai.

From Seattle Times

Xanadu, which maintains an online presence, was hurt by the loss of on-street parking and elimination of the free-ride zone on buses.

From Seattle Times

The most ethical person in the group is granted the honor of dying and ascending to the Empire, a vague Xanadu of eternal comfort and righteousness.

From New York Times

Welles doesn’t just fool the eye with his dazzling technique; he brings you deep into Charles Foster Kane’s public and private worlds, engulfing you in the shadows of Xanadu and sweeping you up in the chatter and bustle of a Manhattan newsroom.

From Los Angeles Times

He has his dream deck, his outdoor Xanadu.

From Washington Post