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Recent Examples of wise man
The boat was spotted off the island of Lanzarote on Monday as Spain marked the Epiphany holiday, also known as Three Kings Day, meant to honor the day the three wise men brought gifts to the baby Jesus, rescuers said.
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
In honor of the gifts the wise men brought, some people consider Jan. 6 a gift-giving occasion.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Each Sunday the wise men are moved a little closer to the empty crib as the days tick closer to Christmas when the baby appears.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Instead, imagine the journey of the three wise men crossing the sands of the desert, bearing gifts—including spice.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
In honor of the gifts the wise men brought, some people consider Jan. 6 a gift-giving occasion.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Each Sunday the wise men are moved a little closer to the empty crib as the days tick closer to Christmas when the baby appears.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Instead, imagine the journey of the three wise men crossing the sands of the desert, bearing gifts—including spice.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wise man
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise man
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Australian performance artist, designer, model and musician Leigh Bowery (1961-1994) was a Renaissance man who pushed the boundaries of art and gender, bursting onto the London post-punk club scene in the 1980s and making an impact on the worlds of fashion and art.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Kristofferson has been lauded as a legendary Renaissance man: an Army helicopter pilot, Rhodes scholar, Golden Gloves boxer, literature enthusiast, footballer, silver screen stud and one of the most prolific songwriters of our time.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
30 Sep. 2024
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To find his way home, the lost seafarer Odysseus must travel to the underworld to receive a prophecy from the blind seer, Tiresias.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
21 Aug. 2024
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All the great seers and philosophers say our daily life is an illusion.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
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Before the ceremony started, Ms. Maki’s great-uncle, Joe Walling, lit sage in the aisle, a Native American ceremonial practice known as smudging that spiritually purifies and blesses a space.—
Sadiba Hasan,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Hardly undone by all that, the plucky Texas teen enlists the otherworldly assist of her mystical, kooky and somewhat sage aunt Gugu (Lori Tan Chinn) and a sidekick, the vampire spirit Ed (Bowen Yang), who warned her about the demon Kit (Woosung Kim).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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