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saintly

[seynt-lee] / ˈseɪnt li /


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There were also Saintly sighs of relief when Lewis Dunk had a towering header chalked off by VAR.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2019

Saintly Uncle Hugo is an exception, but he’s a bit of a stereotype.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2018

The film screens as part of the museum’s "Sinful Saints & Saintly Sinners" exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2014

"I felt Jim had persuaded us all, audiences, fans, television professionals, even the Pope, to create a myth around Saintly Jim so that he became untouchable," Rantzen wrote in the Daily Mail on Monday.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2012

Saintly, lead the way, as becomes you, in your own house.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Scott, Walter, Sir




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