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
Evesham had given up his large, sunny room to Dorothy's mother, but he had not removed all his lares and penates.
From In Exile and Other Stories by Foote, Mary Hallock
Bear it reverently to your home, hang it among your lares and penates, cherish it, and dying, mention it within your will, bequeathing it as a rich legacy unto your issue!
From Lone Star Planet by Piper, H. Beam
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
Before the Estate had finished his artistic improvements on the front door, the new tenant had begun the transfer of his simple lares and penates in a big hand-propelled pushcart.
From From a Bench in Our Square by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
