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wise man

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as in Renaissance man

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Recent Examples of wise man Three Kings' Day remembers the Biblical story of the three wise men who visited Jesus at birth, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026 Could the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the 'three wise men' to the infant Jesus in the Christian Bible, have been a comet that came as close to the Earth as the moon? — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025 The example set by Brighton’s three wise men is incalculable to younger members of the squad, such as 18-year-old Charalampos Kostoulas, who was bright on his full league debut in the No 9 role. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026 Three Kings Day is a global religious tradition honoring the biblical story of the three wise men — Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar — who journeyed to see the baby Jesus, bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wise man

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Acclaimed designer Jonathan Adler is the definition of a Renaissance man.

— Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
In his quest to become a better, stronger, more accomplished pitcher, Rockies Renaissance man Ryan Feltner is going back to the Stone Age.

— Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026

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Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Post-Homeric legends relate that after returning to Ithaca Odysseus traveled to northern Greece to appease Poseidon, having descended to the underworld in the Odyssey to consult the seer Tiresias on the manner of expiation.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026

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