Tantalus example sentences

"Tantalus" Example Sentences

1. Tantalus was punished for his hubris by being forced to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree.
2. He was forever tantalized by the fruit, which he could not reach.
3. Tantalus' punishment in the afterlife was to stand in a pool of water with low branches overhanging.
4. Tantalus was placed in the Underworld, in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree.
5. Tantalus could never quench his thirst, for when he bent down to drink, the water receded.
6. Tantalus' punishment for his misdeeds was to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree.
7. The gods, in their infinite wisdom, condemned Tantalus to a life of eternal torment.
8. Tantalus was doomed to stand in a pool of water, with branches of fruit hanging just out of reach.
9. Tantalus was forced to stand in a pool of water with branches of fruit hanging overhead, yet never able to satisfy his hunger or thirst.
10. Tantalus was doomed to stand in a pool of water, with the fruit of the tree hanging just beyond his grasp.
11. The gods had sentenced Tantalus to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree, forever tantalized by the fruit he could not reach.
12. Tantalus was condemned to stand in a pool of water, with the branches of a fruit tree hanging just out of reach.
13. Tantalus was cursed to stand in a pool of water, with the fruit of the tree just beyond his reach.
14. Tantalus was forced to stand in a pool of water, with the branches of a fruit tree hanging just out of his reach.
15. The gods had sentenced Tantalus to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree, forever denied the pleasure of the fruit he could not reach.
16. Tantalus was doomed to stand in a pool of water, with the branches of a fruit tree just beyond his grasp.
17. Tantalus was forever tantalized by the fruit on the tree, which he could never reach.
18. Tantalus was condemned to stand in a pool of water, with the branches of a fruit tree just out of his reach.
19. Tantalus was cursed to stand in a pool of water, with the branches of a fruit tree just beyond his reach.
20. Tantalus was doomed to stand in a pool of water, with the fruit of the tree just beyond his grasp.