Sentence examples for the ancient from inspiring English sources

"the ancient" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to something from a long time ago, such as a historical period, a culture, or an event. For example, "The ancient Greeks developed some of the earliest scientific theories."

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the ancient

noun

A person who is very old.

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Not the ancient one.

The ancient furnace quit.

The ancient cellar is gorgeous.

The ancient pigment was cinnabar.

It was the ancient corn.

The Ancient Greeks did it.

Thus spake the ancient mariner.

The technique dates to the ancient Greeks.

The ancient manuscripts are being digitally scanned.

THE ancient mariner had it right.

Other material comes from the ancient myths.

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