ulysses

[US]/ju(:)ˈlisi:z/
[UK]/jʊˈlɪsˌiz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Ulysses (a male given name)
Word Forms
Pluralulyssess

Example Sentences

reading Ulysses by James Joyce

analyzing the character of Ulysses

to face challenges like Ulysses

to explore the unknown like Ulysses

to seek new experiences like Ulysses

to overcome obstacles like Ulysses

to navigate through difficulties like Ulysses

to demonstrate resilience like Ulysses

Real-world Examples

From the wall she took down the great bow of Ulysses, and wept as she thought of her husband.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

Now you are going to read of three more great heroes of adventure: Robin Hood, Achilles, and Ulysses.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

It's called " The Ulysses Contract." In The Iliad ... ROBERT: Make that The Odyssey.

Source: Radio Laboratory

Odysseus, or Ulysses, took ten years to get back to his home in Ithaca, the island of Ithaca.

Source: 2006 English Cafe

She marveled to hear him speak with such authority, and departed. Then Telemachus ordered the swineherd to take the bow to Ulysses.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

The range of styles Joyce uses in " Ulysses" is one of the things that makes it so difficult, but it also helps make it enjoyable.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

The Odyssey has the main character of Odysseus, or as they call him in Rome, Ulysses, and this was the person who you may remember after the Trojan War, the war of the Greeks against the city of Troy.

Source: 2006 English Cafe

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