Muses
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Writers and artists to this day speak of their “muse,” meaning their source of inspiration.
Example Sentences
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"The moment upon us is one that has been a snowball building for the last generation or so," said Kate Fagan, a former Colorado University basketball player, and author of the book Hoop Muses.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
They turned to the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, known collectively as the Muses.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022
“I’m holding space for the Muses to come and go wherever they want to take us,” Amos says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2022
Muses is among a group of “super krewes” with the largest and most elaborate high-tech floats.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022
The latter was an unprecedented institution in the Greek world—a place devoted not only to the religious cult of the Muses, but to advancing human knowledge in the broadest sense.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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