Holofernes
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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And the aging-out of Judith, who named herself after the slayer of Holofernes and whom the Agency is trying to retire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Another painting that stands as Artemisia’s virtual logo represents Judith and Holofernes, a subject she executed three times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
In Massachusetts, Erica Stockwell-Alpert and Alex deVillers posed as Caravaggio’s "Judith Beheading Holofernes" using a kitchen knife and their spare bedsheets.
From Fox News ● Apr. 20, 2020
She could paint it, though, and change its ending – as her paintings of Judith and Holofernes show.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2016
At the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, I stood before Caravaggio’s Judith Beheading Holofernes and did not once think about chickens.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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