Colossus of Rhodes
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Unlike the Colossus of Rhodes, this was meant as a cult statue placed indoors, at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2017
But, like the Colossus of Rhodes, just knowing where it used to stand is really the experience.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2017
He is the movie-world’s Colossus of Rhodes, a figure of pure-granite maleness yet with something feline, and a sinuous, gravelly voice.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2016
His legs are spread in a cowboy stance, just wide enough for cars to drive through them — I-95’s Colossus of Rhodes.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2016
Babgen Bannayan got in trouble for not bringing in his history research on the Colossus of Rhodes for the third day in a row.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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