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

Since then, the church has guarded the “Precious Blood” relic — until a group of unidentified thieves snatched it along with metallic liturgical dishes, artwork and chalices on June 2.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

Tulips can range from ground-hugging wild types that flower just a few inches above the soil to long-stemmed chalices on stalks rising to 30 inches.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 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

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