Example Sentences

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Despite the abundance of material, it remains difficult to determine exactly which deities were worshipped.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Many devotees also believe the festival honours the divine love of Hindu deities Radha and Krishna.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

As the Games celebrate new deities such as Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater known as the “quad god,” La Scala is staging their demise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Production depends on the same painstaking research, writing and colouring, although some images of deities have evolved.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

We are, almost all of us, descended from people who responded to the dangers of existence by inventing stories about unpredictable or disgruntled deities.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan