How To Use Sword of damocles In A Sentence
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the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles
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Mathayus plans to journey to Egypt to get a mystical weapon to help him defeat the evil Sargon, but quickly learns that he must get a different magic gewgaw, the sword of Damocles, in order to kill his foe.
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And here we would express our sincere thanks to all such as alleviated so greatly the burdens war had imposed upon us -- alleviated these by friendly sympathies, which found expression in deeds of kindness and love, and that at a time and in circumstances when the sword of Damocles was suspended over their heads, for to give an enemy a drop of cold water was then considered a great crime!
In the Shadow of Death
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Government threats to cut the budget by 50% are hanging over the Opera House like a sword of Damocles.
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Government threats to cut the budget by 50% are hanging over the Opera House like a sword of Damocles.
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The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.
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Sword of Damocles , originated from the Greek legend of Damocles is the tyrant Dionysius Ist of Syracuse (formerly 430-367) of the minions.
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The possibility of losing her job hung over her like a sword of Damocles all last year.
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With respect to uninvoked rights, the rationale for such a high standard is that such a right represents a sword of Damocles over the buyer's head which may fall in the future.
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The possibility of losing her job hung over her like a sword of Damocles all last year.
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Government threats to cut the budget by 50% are hanging over the Opera House like a sword of Damocles.
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The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.
