Cornelius

//kɔɹˈniliəs//

"Cornelius" in a Sentence (9 examples)

Cornelius Gurlitt had hidden 1400 works of art stolen by the Nazis in his apartment.

At about this time, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, after becoming the dictator of Rome, thought that Caesar was a political threat to his rule.

Julius and Cornelius are going to their houses.

On looking over the bank-book I found that the low state of the balance was principally due to large cheques which have been made out during the last year to Mr. Cornelius.

He determined to swindle his creditors, and for this purpose he paid large cheques to a certain Mr. Cornelius, who is, I imagine, himself under another name.

The horse which carries Cornelius is beautiful.

Cornelius got his green belt today!

There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

The intern will not call me 'Cornelius―(in fact, that dowdy old name isn't my actual name nor, at the present time, my nom de guerre)―but 'Dr. Hinton*―or 'sir'―will do.

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