Eternal City
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The tributary of the Potomac River cutting across the land was called Tiber Creek after the river that flowed through the Eternal City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Even in the Eternal City, time may be running out for Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
Dispatched to the Eternal City to begin her training to become a nun, she’s all wide-eyed innocence at the start.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024
Alfonsi said a surge in tourists flocking to the Eternal City this summer, coupled with a heatwave, had led to an increase in rubbish which had favoured the proliferation of the rodents.
From Reuters • Aug. 26, 2023
And then the whole earth contributed to the magnificence of the Eternal City.
From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
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