the gods
plural noun
British
: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater
The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.
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Entities magically endowed with life by the gods are not a rarity in Greek myth.
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Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The sacred plant, long defiled, heralded, as in the time of the Inca and all the ancient civilizations of the Andes, as a gift of the gods.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
The same goes for the dance numbers, which were costumed to the gods by Alejo Vietti.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
The guitar and the kithara have always been around ever since the gods.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Sofia Giannuzzi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The sacred plant, long defiled, heralded, as in the time of the Inca and all the ancient civilizations of the Andes, as a gift of the gods.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
The same goes for the dance numbers, which were costumed to the gods by Alejo Vietti.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
The guitar and the kithara have always been around ever since the gods.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the gods
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“The gods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gods. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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