colossi
- plural of colossus.
Example Sentences
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While those football colossi dreamed of taking over the U.S. market, American sports owners took over the powerhouses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
His analysis focused on Shadow of the Colossus, which features a wanderer who travels on horseback to defeat giant beasts known as colossi.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2021
The newly unearthed city is located between the temple of King Rameses III and the colossi of Amenhotep III on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
These glitz-free, idiomatic churches of sweat and sparring - where age-old ring knowledge nurtured colossi such as Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta and Riddick Bowe - were already on shaky legs prior to lockdown.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2020
There were no remains whatever of the superstructure which once rose above the colossi, guarding this magnificent entrance.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
