How to Use Etruscan in a Sentence

Etruscan

adjective
  • Buffkin’s resolution was so confusing it might have been copied off an Etruscan tablet.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • In Orvieto, perched on a cliff in the region, Palazzo Petrvs immerses guests in Etruscan ambiance and timeless style.
    — Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Decugnano dei Barbi, proud custodians of an Etruscan cellar, make an attractive range.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Around the same time, archaeologists uncovered an Etruscan tomb roughly 30 miles north of Rome – an unusual find that hadn't been looted.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Inspired by ancient Etruscan rituals, the top floor offers massage rooms filled with natural light, while the lower level — set in the villa’s former wine cellar — has been reimagined in delicate pink tones.
    — Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Some objects such as an Etruscan chalice predate the Christian era, while others are much newer, like tiger-feet slippers once owned by singer Freddie Mercury of the rock band Queen.
    — Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In another recent Italian discovery, archaeologists found an Etruscan tomb around 30 miles north of Rome – an unusual find that hadn't been looted.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • While not intended as findings representative of the larger Etruscan region, the analysis illustrates a more intimate look at Iron Age existence.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
  • In the southwestern corner of Umbria, Orvieto rises dramatically on a volcanic rock cliff, home to a dazzling Gothic cathedral and a labyrinth of Etruscan tunnels beneath its streets.
    — Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The Etruscan civilization 2,400 years ago in ancient Italy, experts say, believed the future could be divined using chickens, which were said to embody magical qualities.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Artisan and designer Assumpta Bou reinterprets goldsmithing techniques with Etruscan roots through contemporary handmade jewelry.
    — Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • With 2,000-year-old ancient Roman roads and Etruscan tombs, grand villas, papal palaces, charming medieval towns, rolling countryside, and unforgettable food and wine, Lazio has something for every traveler.
    — Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The fantastic architecture includes Etruscan walls, the Gothic Palazzo dei Priori, and Rocca Paolina, a Renaissance fortress.
    — John Skelton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Continue to Perugia, a lively university city with winding streets, Etruscan walls, and Renaissance treasures found within its Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria.
    — Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
  • One can spot Rubens’s Consequences of War, a sculpture of baby Hercules, Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Etruscan urns, a Holbein, a Correggio, a few Raphaels.
    — Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Her subsequent work includes Futura (2021), a collaborative documentary capturing the views of Italian teenagers, and La Chimera (2023), which follows a group of grave robbers dealing in Etruscan antiquities.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025

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