How to Use the gods in a Sentence

the gods

plural noun
  • So that’s in the lap of the gods, my friend.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • Also the gods are still hot as hell.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 June 2026
  • Don't feed the stereotypes, don't tempt the gods.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Nor would the gods, nor the New York fans.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • Those moments remind us that the gods were with us.
    — Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But for some reason, the gods were smiling on us.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The problems begin with the gods.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Let’s start with the good news (and thank the gods for any good news about anything these days).
    — Adam Frank, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • In Greek myth, Zeus Pater ruled the gods.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Outraged, the gods made his tongue blue forever to remind us all of his crime.
    — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Prometheus was chained to a rock for stealing the fire of the gods and giving it to human beings.
    — Alan Lightman september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Poon described this as a warning from the gods about the conflagration to come.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Life’s got you; the gods and planets ensnare the weak and vulnerable.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Nude, striding statues of young men called kouroi were used both as offerings to the gods and as grave markers.
    — Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
  • To a kid who worshipped the gods of comedy, Martin was the biggest of them all.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There’s heroes, villains, a chorus, and the will of the gods (the audience).
    — Supriya Ganesh, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The highest peak is Mount Olympus which the Greeks believed was home to the gods.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Our vengeful protagonist, Aris, wants to journey through the gates to kill the gods.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The ancient Egyptians thought children were gifts from the gods, and that they were protected by deities.
    — K. Ward Cummings, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • However, props to the glam squads because both Stephanie and Guerdy were beaten for the gods.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Helluva deal, helluva team, and the gods are just getting started.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Four others were born to signify the gods of the directions along which Mesopotamian air moves.
    — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
  • So perhaps ancient humans didn't just sit around campfires, telling tales of the hunt, and looking into the stars for signs from the gods.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
  • It was eaten at ceremonies dedicated to the gods.
    — Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But good times can only last so long — the gods of quarterly fiscal reporting must be satiated.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Here, the situation has changed, leaving many of the gods either hardened or embittered by the conflict.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Alas, the gods have seen fit to reunite Lucretia and Ashur in the afterlife in the Starz spinoff series.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
  • There’s always comeuppance and tragedy when treading on the gods’s domain (see Frankenstein’s ending).
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But part of the job of a pharaoh was to convey the message that the gods of the natural world were specifically and forever shining down upon them.
    — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Invoking the gods of nerves was an understandable impulse given recent frailties.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026

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