phoenix
Example Sentences
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Yet the Atlanta Paralympics mascot was dazzling, a glorious phoenix arising from its own ashes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
"He's come back and returned, rising from the ashes, the Jamaican phoenix."
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
“In my hand is a phoenix rising from the ashes, with a green ‘Shrek’ background.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
"I was determined not to let him win," she said, adding that although she believed she was going to die that night she would "rise like a phoenix from the ashes".
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
It was a sound Harry recognized, though he had heard it only once before in his life: phoenix song.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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