the gods

plural noun

British

: the highest and cheapest seats in a theater

The people in the gods can be the hardest to please.

Examples of the gods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Belize is home to hundreds of caverns where Mayan priests once held rituals to petition the gods for rain or a successful harvest. —

Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025 Instead, the political and religious elite met there to trade goods, network and worship the gods. —

Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 Her late night performaces have been styled to the gods, she’s been wearing gorgeous fits from the likes of Gucci and Miu Miu and putting them together in a way that really spells out who her performance persona is. —

Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 22 Jan. 2025 Vincent, on the other hand, grew up in a mortal family that did not worship the gods but found a friendship in Matilda, who appears to him in dreams. —

Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the gods