Colossus of Rhodes

British  

noun

1. a giant bronze statue of Apollo built on Rhodes in about 292–280 _bc ; destroyed by an earthquake in 225 _bc ; one of the Seven Wonders of the World

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Example Sentences

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 Literature

The president stands, like the Colossus of Rhodes or a scowling crossing guard, turning back the hordes of the undeserving.

From Washington Post

Unlike the Colossus of Rhodes, this was meant as a cult statue placed indoors, at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.

From Salon

But, like the Colossus of Rhodes, just knowing where it used to stand is really the experience.

From Golf Digest

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