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How to use Midas in a sentence

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She is happily married to an Irish nabob, Eamon, whose Midas touch makes even his goyishness forgivable.
The Dow continues to head south, with Alan Greenspan, the one-time wizard with the Midas touch, experiencing a torrid time.
As befits the son of a satyr, Midas was a king who loved the pleasures of this world.
Examples include the oscar, Jack Dempsey, jewelfish, convict cichlid, Midas cichlid, and spotted tilapia.
The fable of King Midas is one of the prettiest admonitions in classical mythology against the dangerous allure of gold.
The decomposed body of King Midas, lying in state in his coffin, might be viewed as the just reward for his over-indulgence.
Scott has become a director for all seasons whose Midas touch has brought success to diverse films.
For all its foolishness, though, the Midas myth contains neither death nor destruction.
Midas repented his wish, and Bacchus took away the gold touch, but later Midas found himself in trouble again.
Also having a birthday at almost the same time is Midas, Seven's husband and one of the zaniest brothers-in-law that I have ever come across!
Midas soon repented of his wish because he could not even eat because the bread he tried to put in his mouth became gold.
Despite a hugely profitable year, Goldman Sachs has lost its Midas touch as the premier investment bank.
The drawings on show pictured Midas, Uranus, Gaia but, and most of all, the famous Pythias and the Minotaur.
Not for the first time this season Eddie Howe demonstrated a Midas touch in an increasingly frenetic promotion race.
And if you scroll down the complete Midas List, some visible trends begin to emerge.
The problem was that the investors who used it to turn toxic assets into gold forgot how the story of Midas ends.
Take it from us, whatever activity this musical Midas touches on generally turns to gold!
So then why end up here versus the primary care equivalent of a Midas for a simple checkup?
I am reminded of King Midas, who starved to death because everything he touched turned to gold.
The bill, as the hon. member knows, was the brain eruption of the justice minister of two terms ago, who has the reverse Midas touch.
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Examples from Classical Literature
With Lawrence's Midas touch the corporation would also realize millions in profits if the deal went through.
In time Midas, the son of Gordias, came to inherit the throne and crown of Phrygia.
Midas knew him as soon as the peasants had brought him to the king's palace.
Then the wonderful Bacchus told Midas he might have anything he should wish for as a reward.
Unluckily for Madame Midas, she had that day been to Ballarat, and was just returning.
On the eleventh day Midas took him back to the house of his greatest pupil.
The large amount of nitrogen-15 detected indicated that Midas probably had included much meat in his diet, adds Filley.
Among the worshippers of Pan was a certain Midas, who had a strange story.
The little boy who rode in the wagon with Gordius was Midas.
He drew designs for engravers, and etched a Judgment of Midas.
It was the identical creek called Midas by Dunbar and Gibbs.
Sir gorgio Midas has given 100,000 to found a Midas hospital.
After making the wish, King Midas leaped into his chariot to return home.
Thus the shaman planned before the start was made for Midas.
Like Midas in the fable, who from his insatiable wish had everything he touched turned into gold.
The Minions of Midas carried on their damnable work unhampered.
Then, as they could not feed upon gold and silver any more than old King Midas could, they found it necessary to go in search of better sustenance.
Finally, a new feature of the Gordion Museum will offer its visitors a 3D tour of the Gordion tumulus of King Midas, which is normally closed to visitors.
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