Ave Maria

Example Sentences

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At the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome's southern EUR district, bells played "Ave Maria" for Riccardo as hundreds of people spilled out into the street, far too many to fit inside.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

The project now covers 2,000 square miles encompassing smaller inland towns like Ave Maria.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Forty students from Ave Maria University in Florida who traveled to Washington said they intended to participate in protests back home.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2023

It was her rendition of Ave Maria that had earlier caught Fiona's attention.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2021

At the sound of the Ave Maria, while I was at the same window, I saw the door of the said Signori Franceschini open very softly, and from it passed the said Signor, etc.

From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous