Winged Victory
noun
a Greek marble statue (c200 b.c.) of Nike found at Samothrace and now in the Louvre, Paris.
- Also called Nike of Samothrace, Victory of Samothrace, Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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How to use Winged Victory in a sentence
It was enough to shake the nerves of the Winged Victory; but Mrs. Lorimer went through it like a heroine.
The Dominant Strain | Anna Chapin RayIt was as upsetting as though the bronze Winged Victory on the parlour mantel should begin to weep.
Missy | Dana GatlinNearly every American girl has a cast of the Winged Victory of the Louvre in her room.
At either end of the scene, in the background, is an image of a Winged Victory with a wreath and palm.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August MauAs the Winged Victory represents flying in sculpture, so his work is the extreme example of action with the brush.
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