Julius

[jool-yuhs]

noun

1. a male given name: a Roman family name.

Example Sentences

“When Shakespeare wrote a speech in the Roman style in his tragic play about Julius Caesar, he began it thus: ‘Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.’

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On one page were a few lines from Julius Caesar.

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These were Julius Caesar’s dying words when he realized that even his dear friend Brutus had been part of the murderous plot against him.

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The speech she gave for the baroness was like something out of one of those modern frozen-yogurt machines they have nowadays: sprinkles of Cicero were ladled over chunks of Demosthenes, and Queen Elizabeth’s speech before the battle with the Spanish Armada swirled together with spoonfuls of Julius Caesar.

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Known for his thoughtful, modular designs incorporating glass and steel, such as the 1950 Case Study House in Pacific Palisades and the photographer Julius Shulman’s home and studio in the Hollywood Hills, Soriano developed a prefabricated aluminum system called Soria structures that were shipped and assembled on site.

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