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How to use Holofernes in a sentence

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Judith's virtue is indicated by the demure clothing and veil that cover her from head to toe while Holofernes, in contrast, is almost naked.
Holofernes was an Assyrian general and king, often drunk and constantly monstrous.
As Holofernes was often drunk, Judith anticipated that he would attempt to seduce her.
Holofernes adopts the archetypal monstrous image, further pulling any convictions of wrongdoing away from Judith.
When the unsuspecting Holofernes fell into a drunken slumber, Judith severed his head with a sword.
She pretended to be charmed by Holofernes, allowing herself to be taken to his bedroom.
Featuring David Horovitch as Holofernes, John Hodgkinson as Don Armado and Sam Alexander as the King of Navarre.
In the Book of Judith, Holofernes is depicted as a babbling drunkard.
Judith's decapitation of Holofernes is often interpreted as a kind of reverse rape, in which a woman penetrates the male body rather than allowing a man to penetrate her own.
Examples from Classical Literature
In a sense, her act was one of heroism like that of Judith in the tent of Holofernes.
You intended to make of the chapter of Judith and Holofernes a tragedy of our times.
I have thought that, like Judith, you were chosen to destroy the Holofernes who oppresses us.
Among these is the well-known story of Judith and Holofernes.
And the men came to Holofernes, and spoke to him according to these words.
Holofernes buckled on his fire-spurs, and flew after the fugitives.
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