chalice
chalices
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pluralof chalice.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s a constant conundrum of global athletic events, pursued as chalices by complicated hosts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
A glass case displays dozens of chalices and wine-and-water cruet sets.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
Ending the nation's more than two-decade wait for a major finals had become the most poisoned of chalices.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2020
Now, I remember some silly flapdoodle about vessels and chalices and secret societies, but not much else.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2019
The tulips along the border are redder than ever, opening, no longer wine cups but chalices; thrusting themselves up, to what end?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
