oracles
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Messrs. Schmidt and Gates may think they can allay the fear and despair they’ve helped to inspire by issuing a few oracles on the unwisdom of catastrophism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
It just seems as though through habit, habituation, comfort-sleepwalking, or myopia, we are so narrowly focused on this small tranche of cases and still treat the justices as oracles.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2024
And recognize that oracles can have questions, too.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
The Greeks thus offered sacrifices to keep the gods appeased, and sought out oracles for hints of what the future held, but did not normally pursue a deeply spiritual connection with their deities.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
The babalawos consulted the oracles with all their powers of divination.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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