AMBROSIA in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of AMBROSIA
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ambrosia
 n.  something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
Classic Sentence:
1  Calypso set meat and drink before him of the food that mortals eat; but her maids brought ambrosia and nectar for herself, and they laid their hands on the good things that were before them.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK V
2  Here the Graces bathed her, and anointed her with oil of ambrosia such as the immortal gods make use of, and they clothed her in raiment of the most enchanting beauty.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK VIII
3  This Venus bore down, her shape girt in a dim halo; this she steeps with secret healing in the river-water poured out and sparkling abrim, and sprinkles life-giving juice of ambrosia and scented balm.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK TWELFTH
Example Sentence:
1  We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia; and not the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us, as we satisfied our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied.
2  Hughes got a taste of that ambrosia, and he'll never forget the satisfaction it brings.