Golgotha

Example Sentences

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For certain, those victims’ last days on earth were not spent on a Golgotha hill filled with tearful onlookers.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023

Then, on top of the filing cabinet was a ’70s-era Golgotha chair by the Italian designer Gaetano Pesce, a beautiful, prescient piece that’s more about social commentary than the functionality of furniture.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

The field of Golgotha and dead men’s skulls.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2018

There is a squatter's shack, a pair of small theater spaces, a gallery and even a sculptural representation of a cemetery, with trios of assemblages that give the place an eerie Golgotha vibe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2015

Outside were Golgotha sounds of strong men digging holes for upright timbers in hard, hard ground.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut