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
  • Go somewhere and chew on bark and whisper to the gods out there.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
  • The only way to break her sister's bond is to kill her, the gods say.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
  • 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
  • But if there was an Asian woman who could beat my face for the gods, bring her.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Some traditions place him as the father or ruler of the gods.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The guitar and the kithara have always been around ever since the gods.
    — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • And then the wind, as fickle as the gods, abruptly shifted in front of them.
    — David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • And for people who hate themselves, as artists often do, this is nectar of the gods.
    — Chris Fleming, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • From the gods, from spirits, from raging voices that spoke in silence.
    — Benjamín Labatut, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • The king of the gods, Amon, was said to reside there, along with a cult devoted to him.
    — Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Poon described this as a warning from the gods about the conflagration to come.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Finally, the king of the gods heard the screams of Helios and took action.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Other legends lean towards paying homage to the gods of water.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Life’s got you; the gods and planets ensnare the weak and vulnerable.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Lions and tigers, as well as the gods Hermes and Pan, appear in the scene, too.
    — Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
  • Long ago, shooting stars were commonly thought to be omens, prophecies, or messages from the gods.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • 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 artists that are the chosen of their generation do not simply follow a path set out for them by the gods.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023

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