catholic

Example Sentences

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Not every editor is quite as catholic with a little c, as ecumenical, as excited about such a range of writing as I am.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

He went on to become the king of the 1980s TV mini-series, playing a western prisoner in Shogun and a catholic priest tempted by love in The Thorn Birds.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

When she spoke to wide audiences, her language was careful and catholic; one often had the sense that she was trying to say as little as possible beyond her talking points.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Ms. Pressman’s eye was impeccable, and her tastes were catholic.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

The words st. peter’s catholic chaplaincy, university OF Nigeria seemed to twinkle as Amaka and I walked into the incense-scented church.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie