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Looking for sentences and phrases with the word retiarius? Here are some examples.
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Examples from Classical Literature
| With the lasso the bold Matador, like the retiarius of the ancient arena, makes the cast that is for life. |
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| The arm of the retiarius was covered on a sudden with blood, and his net dropped. |
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| The Mirmillo was a gladiator opposed to a retiarius, protecting himself by his oblong shield against the net of the latter. |
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| Suddenly, when Sporus had approached nearly at arm's length, the retiarius threw himself forward and cast his net. |
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| Everybody knew of my rescue of the retiarius, thousands had seen me rescue him. |
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| An American football player in full armour resembles a deep-sea diver or a Roman retiarius more than anything else. |
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| Suddenly when Sporus had approached nearly at arm's length, the retiarius threw himself forward, and cast his net. |
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| Everybody had recalled or been reminded of her rescue of the retiarius. |
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| In the distance is the retiarius, who must fight Hyppolitus in his turn. |
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