vestal virgin
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The story of the vestal virgin Claudia Quinta represents one such instance.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
His father was a "lunger," and ex-professor from the East; his mother a vestal virgin dedicated to keeping the home fires burning.
From Time Magazine Archive
She seemed a vestal virgin, in her long, clinging dress of white wool, with a scarf thrown about her head and throat.
From A Village Ophelia and Other Stories by Aldrich, Anne Reeve
These terrors, however, terminated in this, that Oppia, a vestal virgin, being found guilty of a breach of chastity, was made to suffer punishment.
From The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livius, Titus
Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of Silvia, a vestal virgin, and the god Mars.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
