This page shows Xanadu in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
Xanadu in a sentence
Xanadu meaning
The summer capital of the Yuan dynasty, now an archaeological site in Zhenglan, Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, China.
Example types with xanadu
Below, the same example sentences are grouped by length and sentence type:
Orson Welles: The Road to Xanadu. (6 words)
After years spent dominated by Kane and living in isolation at Xanadu, Susan leaves Kane. (15 words)
XANADU is a bit more recent, but still likely quite obscure to a non-theater crowd. (16 words)
The song was a re-imaging of her 1980 single "Magic", which she notes was to celebrate both the 35th anniversary of Xanadu and as a dedication to her daughter, stating "I met Chloe's dad on the set of Xanadu, so, without that film, Chloe wouldn't be here. (50 words)
Other examples are an excerpt from Alfred Newman 's score for Gunga Din (the exploration of Xanadu), Roy Webb 's theme for the film Reno (the growth of Kane's empire), and bits of Webb's score for Five Came Back (introducing Walter Parks Thatcher). (45 words)
As noted above, the description of the size and landscape of Xanadu and of the Pleasure Dome was taken directly from Purchas, who took it from the description of Marco Polo, who had visited Xanadu. (35 words)
That will seem like a XANADU OF JOY compared to once they’re teenagers and they hate you and are texting naked pictures of themselves to their significant others! (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
As noted above, the description of the size and landscape of Xanadu and of the Pleasure Dome was taken directly from Purchas, who took it from the description of Marco Polo, who had visited Xanadu.
Project Xanadu main Nelson founded Project Xanadu in 1960, with the goal of creating a computer network with a simple user interface.
The song was a re-imaging of her 1980 single "Magic", which she notes was to celebrate both the 35th anniversary of Xanadu and as a dedication to her daughter, stating "I met Chloe's dad on the set of Xanadu, so, without that film, Chloe wouldn't be here.
Their fast-moving energetic set, with hits like Bend It, Zabadak and The Legend of Xanadu, will have you dancing in the aisles.
The pandemic has taken the life of another much-loved Wollongong restaurant, with Xanadu by Ziggy's set to close their doors permanently on Sunday.
Park Bo Ram suddenly passed away late at night on April 11. All of the artists and executives at XANADU Entertainment are deeply mourning the deceased with great sadness.
XANADU is a bit more recent, but still likely quite obscure to a non-theater crowd.
That's how my daughter knows the lyrics to Xanadu and why my small family is wearing matching velour tracksuits.
That will seem like a XANADU OF JOY compared to once they’re teenagers and they hate you and are texting naked pictures of themselves to their significant others!
Our first glimpse of serious competition came during last weekend’s aptly-named Launch tournament, hosted at Xanadu Games in Maryland.
After years spent dominated by Kane and living in isolation at Xanadu, Susan leaves Kane.
He lived almost exclusively in the penthouse of the Xanadu Beach Resort & Marina for the last four years of his life.
In Road to Xanadu (1927), a book length study of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and "Kubla Khan", John Livingston Lowes claimed that the poems were "two of the most remarkable poems in English".
In the 1970s, Ted Nelson 's original " Xanadu " hypertext repository was envisioned as such a service.
Kelly continued to make frequent TV appearances and, in 1980, appeared in an acting and dancing role with Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu (1980)—an expensive theatrical flop that has since attained a cult following.
Much of his adult life has been devoted to working on Xanadu and advocating for it.
Orson Welles: The Road to Xanadu.
Other examples are an excerpt from Alfred Newman 's score for Gunga Din (the exploration of Xanadu), Roy Webb 's theme for the film Reno (the growth of Kane's empire), and bits of Webb's score for Five Came Back (introducing Walter Parks Thatcher).
The bright Xanadu terrain may be a degraded heavily cratered terrain similar to that observed on the surface of Callisto.
The finite properties of the constructed walls of Xanadu are contrasted with the infinite properties of the natural caves through which the river runs.
Common combinations with xanadu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of xanadu 6×
- xanadu and 5×
- project xanadu 3×
- at xanadu 3×
- to xanadu 3×
- in xanadu 3×
- xanadu is 2×