chalice

Example Sentences

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“You need fire and you need a chalice. To me, that fire is my creativity. It’s my birthright to create. And that chalice is the community that holds me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

He once described the prospect of a humiliating cease-fire with Iraq as drinking from a poisoned chalice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

"In the past, Eurovision was a great honour for so many artists," but now, "it might feel like a poisoned chalice to some".

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The health portfolio can be seen as something of a poisoned chalice, given the huge challenges facing the NHS and social services.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024

Rabbi Galanos returned the chalice to its spot on the sideboard, then walked to where the two bowls sat.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack