Sibylline Books
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“The Sibylline Books were destroyed centuries ago.”
From Literature
“That harpy they brought back from the quest—Ella. I knew she was spouting prophecies! Now I understand. She—she somehow memorized a copy of the Sibylline Books.”
From Literature
“Figure out the prophecy? I mean...that was a prophecy Ella spoke, right? From the Sibylline Books?”
From Literature
Perhaps one day he will unearth an American stove under his tulips, Attila’s grave or the Sibylline Books; in a cultivated soil everything can be found.
From The New Yorker
It is as old as the sibylline books.
From The Guardian
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