damocles
IPA: dˈæmʌkɫiz
Root Word: Damocles
noun
- A courtier said to have lived at the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse.
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Examples of "damocles" in Sentences
- Sword of Damocles, don't look up.
- He was formerly part of the rock band Sword of Damocles.
- You well know the Sword of Damocles is above this article.
- I just don't think a sword of Damocles is the way to do it.
- The computer game Damocles features the author's house as a location.
- I guess a lot of places have this 'sword of Damocles' quality to them.
- Mondo, tired of fooling around, unearthed the ancient Sword of Damocles.
- Damocles' orbit reached from inside the aphelion of Mars to as far as Uranus.