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Meanings of greek athlete in inglês

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Usage of greek athlete in inglês
1
To use the expressive metaphor of the Greek athletes, he "smells of the oil."
A Selection from the Writings of Guy De Maupassant, Vol. I
2
This infatuated man will do whatever I bid him, and he is a sort of Greek athlete.
Barriers Burned Away
3
Peeking over their shoulders he saw that they were making more less faithful studies of a Greek athlete.
The new yorker
4
You looked like a Greek athlete.
Brewster's Millions
5
She had seen paintings and statues of naked men before, of course-Greekathletes and etchings of Michelangelo's David.
In for a penny
6
As the two men stood up it was like the lithe Greek athlete compared with the brawny Roman gladiator.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
7
It is adolescent, but the adolescence is neither that of the Greek athlete nor that of the nude model.
The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
8
Greek athletes now made their appearance (for the first time in 568) alongside of the native wrestlers and boxers.
The History of Rome, Book III / From the Union of Italy to the S...
9
Every one adored him; he combined the prowess at games of a Greek athlete with moral right-mindedness of a high order.
Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One
10
Antigonus closed his report with the impudent whistle of the Greek athlete; he dwelt chiefly on his astonishment at Melissa's absence.
A Thorny Path — Volume 10
11
On the top of the trophy is a naked man, in the tradition of ancient Greek athletes, but waving a checkered flag.
The Irish Times
12
"You're supposed to be a Greek athlete and not Venus rising from the sea or a jelly at a children's party."
The Fortunate Youth
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