Pompey
['pɔmpi]
Definition
(noun.) Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC).
Checked by Dolores--From WordNet
Examples
- Let me introduce you to Pompey, said he. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Pompey is the pride of the local draghounds--no very great flier, as his build will show, but a staunch hound on a scent. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The ruins of Caesar's Palace, Pompey's Pillar, Cleopatra's Needle, the Catacombs, and ruins of ancient Alexandria will be found worth the visit. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He sprang through a gate into a field, dragging the reluctant Pompey after him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Come, Pompey! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Here it is: Ask for Pompey from Jeremy Dixon, Trinity College. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I saw C?sar and Pompey at the head of their troops, just ready to engage. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- He tried Pompey's Pillar, and this baffled him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- By 49 B.C. he and Pompey, with their legions, he from the west and Pompey from the east, were fighting openly for predominance in the Roman state. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was beset in the Senate, and stabbed in three and twenty places, dying at the foot of the statue of his fallen rival Pompey the Great. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For a time he worked in conjunction with Crassus and Pompey, but after the death of Crassus he and Pompey came into conflict. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Pompey ran about and whined eagerly outside the gate, where the marks of the brougham's wheels were still to be seen. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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