God-fearing
Example Sentences
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Like many of Walterboro’s roughly 5,400 inhabitants, she described Hill as a quintessential Southern belle—churchgoing, God-fearing and ready with a smile or an offer of sweet tea.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Following the revelation Farage said he knew Gill as a "God-fearing Christian, somebody that you would think was the least corruptible person".
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
“He is God-fearing, extremely passionate about soccer, and a mentor to his little brothers. He was just a friend that his friends could rely on.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
The story follows Dawn O’Keefe, a God-fearing good girl — surrounded by shame-lobbing, not-so-good men — whose body has a sharp sense of justice.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024
“Nothing vulgar, mind you. They’re God-fearing folk in these parts.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
