calvary
Example Sentences
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And when the calvary arrives in Episode 6 of "The Rings of Power," they do so on horses.
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2022
It took penalties, in the end, to separate the teams, to determine which set of fans would remember this journey as a holiday and which a calvary.
From New York Times • May 18, 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
It was but a short, brief journey to the royal apartments above in the Pavilion de l'Horloge, but it must have been an interminable calvary to the gallant Henri de Navarre.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche
