Delphic
Example Sentences
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What’s more, the histrionic grandeur she imbues the scene with overshadows the dramatic revelation that follows: the reading of the Delphic oracle’s judgment that she is indeed innocent, and Leontes is “a jealous tyrant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The court’s fairly Delphic order retains a stay on the case pending its consideration of the merits, with oral arguments scheduled for the week of April 22.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
The movie, written and directed by Rian Johnson, is the anticipated follow-up to the 2019 hit starring Daniel Craig as the Delphic detective Benoit Blanc.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
Anyone who's heard or read any news stories about inflation in the past few months can't escape the pair of Delphic oracles, Larry Summers and Jason Furman.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2022
He must go to the Taurian country, the Delphic priestess said, and bring away the sacred image of Artemis from her temple.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
