Kirke

[ kur-kee ]

/ ˈkɜr ki /

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noun Classical Mythology.

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How to use Kirke in a sentence

For Kirke it was being paid to pretend to play the oboe that heightened her affair with classical music.
‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Um, I have one now, for one,” Kirke laughs, about that new relationship.
‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kirke, the 23-year-old younger sister of Girls star Jemima Kirke, is a good example of that herself.
‘Mozart in the Jungle’: Inside Amazon’s Brave New World of Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music|Kevin Fallon|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A self-portrait of Kirke pregnant with her daughter is also on display.
Jemima Kirke Is More Than Just a ‘Girl’|Ann Binlot|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Playing Jessa is both a blessing and a curse for Jemima Kirke.
Jemima Kirke Is More Than Just a ‘Girl’|Ann Binlot|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kirke implored forgiveness; and the dying man declared that he forgave as he hoped to be forgiven.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
You have more influence with him than any one, Mr. Kirke—do try to stop it!'
The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863|Various
Atte kirke dure, at the font, placed symbolically at the entrance to the church: comp.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various
In 1861 the first draft of his “Kirke-Salmebog” was published.
The Story of Our Hymns|Ernest Edwin Ryden
It was believed in London, at the time, that Kirke put a hundred captives to death during the week which followed the battle.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay