altar

Example Sentences

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They seem to be lowering Christ’s corpse, which is thrust forward from the picture plane, onto the altar below the painting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

At this point an archaeologist was called, who discovered the skeleton beneath where the altar table had stood 200 years ago.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A blue-lit image of Jackson was projected on a giant screen behind an altar.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Overcoming the piddly obstacle of the class barrier supposedly dividing Benedict and Sophie was less of a question than a matter of which divine device would be manufactured to smooth their way to the altar.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

Ugwu did not pay close attention to who was there, though, because, as he stared at the shabby white altar cloth, he imagined that he was getting married.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie