calvary

Example Sentences

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Ms. Haley arrived at the high school with her own calvary.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

And when the calvary arrives in Episode 6 of "The Rings of Power," they do so on horses.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2022

But the calvary also isn’t coming — not yet, anyway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2022

His calvary - his enemies would say "deceit" - goes back to 2006.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2016

In this action 600 English horsemen, under the earl of Cardigan, charged a Russian force of 5,000 calvary and six batallions of infantry.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham