- a variation of Cronus.
Kronos
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It had been at Mills that violinist David Harrington, leader of Kronos, doggedly convinced a reluctant Riley to write a string quartet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
“By bringing Kronos back to life, I think there’s a sense of glory there as well that he thinks he’s somehow going to get,” Bushnell says of his character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
She mourned a changing, vulnerable New York City after Hurricane Sandy in “Landfall,” with the Kronos Quartet.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
His company, then known as Kronos, paid $500 a year toward the loan’s principal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
I half hoped Kronos had been squashed under that Hyperborean giant’s butt, but I knew better.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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