Example Sentences

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Having enjoyed success in Australia and Japan, just like Postecoglou, Muscat's record reads eerily similar to the former Tottenham boss' pre-Celtic CV.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

The great pre-Celtic passage tomb known as Newgrange, in Ireland, was built more than 5,000 years ago such that the midwinter sun at dawn would penetrate its deepest chamber.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2018

In point of fact several indications show that Ciaran belonged to a tributary sept, and was of pre-Celtic blood.

From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by MacAlister, R.A. Stewart

Mr. Millar’s opinion of these novel handicraft remains was that they were the products of a pre-Celtic civilisation. 

From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew

I should say that the modern belief in pixies, or in fairies, arose from a very ancient Celtic or pre-Celtic belief in spirits.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans