Samothrace
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Samothracian adjective
Example Sentences
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Zendaya, the stunning actress, hovers in front of the great Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, her black cape spreading out to echo the classical statue’s white wings.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023
A Star Is Born: The action-packed biopic of Aristrarchus of Samothrace, inventor of the asterisk.
From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2021
Around the corner, the Winged Victory of Samothrace floated quietly above a marble staircase, majestic in the absence of selfie-sticks and tour groups.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2021
Plucking an arrow from her armored breastplate and casting it down the stairs, Joan looks monumental and impregnable, somewhere between Nike of Samothrace and the Terminator.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 13, 2017
The spot chosen for it was the island of Samothrace, which stands so high above water level that it is very conspicuous in the northern Greek archipelago.
From Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
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