Example sentences for: corinthian

How can you use “corinthian” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Its façade of yellow sandstone is richly carved with a fine bell tower, and mock Corinthian columns dignifying each of the twin entranceways.

  • The Kiosk of Emperor Trajan, a beautiful building with ornate floral capitals supported by elegant Corinthian columns, makes a striking contrast to the Egyptian temple designs.

  • Its 14 Corinthian columns rise skyward from a platform that was in use as recently as the 19th century as a slaughterhouse.

  • Today only 15 are still standing, but their Corinthian capitals have a wonderful form and elegance.

  • This east-coast Corinthian settlement, founded in 734 b.c. , was the most powerful of Magna Graecia’s overseas colonies and, under Dionysius (405–367 b.c. ), a direct rival to Athens.


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