Example Sentences

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Rather than mentioning those supposed practical considerations, treatises from the early Christian centuries draw from biblical inferences, contemporary understanding of time and calendrical math to argue for its case.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

“The calendrical dates are not even really known to the century,” Dee says.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 13, 2023

It’s bold, keeping in the spirit of calendrical reforms.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2020

Even if one snapshot doesn’t seem particularly enlightening, each gains iridescence by rubbing shoulders with the rest in the calendrical procession of partial portraits.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2018

Some alleged calendrical devices may just possibly be due to chance—an accidental alignment of window and niche on June 21, say.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan