lent

Example Sentences

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My brother gave up phone-scrolling for Lent, mostly successfully.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"With this release, U2 has bookended Lent with two very different collections."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It concludes a 40-day period known as Lent, during which Christians focus on prayer, almsgiving, and practice traditions such as abstinence from eating meat on certain days.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Like most Lent observers, my commitment to my oath to listen to this app faltered at times.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

Lent is the season of penitence, the time of grief one must undergo before the joy of Easter comes.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein