Example sentences for: egyptian

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

  • Founded by French architect Auguste Mariette in an attempt to stop the flow of artifacts to museums around the world, it has grown into one of the major collections in the world, housing some of the finest treasures of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

  • The funds have been used to finance several terrorist operations, including the 1995 assassination attempt on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

  • Also, the King’s mummy is the only one still in situ —  many others are on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (see page 26).

  • Today it is possible to buy cheap papyrus printed with gaudy Egyptian scenes in almost every souvenir shop in the country, but some of the most authentic are sold at The Pharaonic Village in Cairo where the papyrus is grown, processed, and hand-painted on site.

  • The Temple of Karnak sits in the northern half of the town of Thebes (No-Amun or “the City of Amun” in ancient Egyptian) now 2 km (11/2 miles) from modern Luxor.


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