lares and penates
Example Sentences
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Her lares and penates range from Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee.
From Time Magazine Archive
We are to swear by our own lares and penates, and stand up for the American eagle, right or wrong.
From Confessions and Criticisms by Hawthorne, Julian
Evesham had given up his large sunny room to Dorothy's mother, but he had not removed all his lares and penates.
From Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
All the inhabitants have fled, leaving their lares and penates just as the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum sought to flee when the lava came down on them.
From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Mack, Louise
In a week's time Mrs. Rachel Lynde would move to Green Gables and set up her lares and penates in the erstwhile spare room, which was already prepared for her coming.
From Anne of Avonlea by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
