Example Sentences

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Pruitt sees “a fertile space of reflection” between his two Venuses.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

The chaos of three time zones and daylight saving couldn’t stop us from deconstructing the lens of art history, which, McCormack argues, wants to confine women to four categories: Venuses, mothers, damsels or monsters.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2021

For now, studying Venus up close may be the only route to reliable estimates of which is more common in the cosmos: Earths or Venuses.

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2021

Like his sad-eyed Venuses who float just beyond reality, this young man has his mind on the infinite.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020

They apply the Chinese emigration law to all Venuses and sich ladies!

From The Girl with the Green Eyes A Play in Four Acts by Fitch, Clyde