Examples of “phoenix” in a Sentence

noun A mythical bird said to burn up and then rise again from its own ashes.

• In the legend, the phoenix burst into flames and was born again.
• The children drew a bright red phoenix with golden feathers.

noun Something or someone that recovers and thrives after being destroyed or seemingly finished.

• After years of decline, the old football club rose like a phoenix.
• Everyone called her a phoenix after she rebuilt her career from nothing.
• Like a phoenix, the old cinema rose from the ashes of the fire that gutted it.
• The company became a phoenix, rebuilding stronger after bankruptcy.