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Gracchi

American  
[grak-ahy] / ˈgræk aɪ /

noun

  1. the Gracchi, Gracchus.


Example Sentences

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In such a case, a man might often find himself deceived, as were the Gracchi in Rome or as Messer Giorgio Scali was in Florence.

From Literature

Incredibly, the review implies that Donald Trump is a bizarre reincarnation of the Gracchi brothers.

From New York Times

Just as the New Deal incurred the hatred of wealthy rightists by championing the deprived classes, so did the reforms of the Gracchi brothers incur the hatred of the Roman senators.

From New York Times

“So when I’m sitting here 2,000 years later and saying, ‘If you’d listened to the Gracchi you wouldn’t be in this mess,’ that would take them overcoming an entire worldview.”

From Time

And my favorite restaurant in the world is Il Matriciano in the Prati neighborhood’s Via dei Gracchi: It’s the quintessential elegant Roman restaurant to have veal Milanese.

From Forbes