Example sentences for: greeks

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

  • They adopted the Greeks’ gods, convertingZeus into Jupiter, Aphrodite into Venus, and placing the emperor —  serving the interests of the Roman state — at the apex of the gods.

  • Many of the herbal remedies used in Chicano and Mexican homes today were introduced to New Spain by the Europeans, and were ancient herbs used by the Greeks, Egyptians, and Arabs.

  • The Jews reclaimed the Temple from the Greeks, and rededicated it as their place of worship.

  • Still, because these borrowed, aberrant words represent relatively rare infractions of the time-honored rules of grammar, I doubt that matters will ever reach the point where literate Greeks would be driven to gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair by Greek equivalents of barbarisms such as to you and I and Us teachers are ....

  • Luxor (known to the Ancient Greeks as Thebes) was for many centuries the capital city and religious focal point of Egypt.


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