phenix
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He gave little heed to Ermita, the phenix of nipa that had rearisen from its ashes under the form of blue and white houses with red-painted roofs of corrugated iron.
From The Social Cancer by Derbyshire, Charles E.
As the message reached the president it read: "Consinor westcote tag company tag sis in it oisin phenix phin sulfur uin armordale."
From Mike Flannery On Duty and Off by Butler, Ellis Parker
From these seeds in springtime, as out of the ashes of the phenix, will come forth living things, stalks bearing fruits, "earth's treasures."
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules
"A phenix rising from his ashes!" he said.
From A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
"No wonder the phenix comes to Egypt to be born."
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
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