altar

Example Sentences

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Scorsese grew up in New York’s Little Italy as a Catholic altar boy and aspiring priest who was also fascinated by the mafiosos that loomed large in his community.

From The Wall Street Journal

Blanc will reveal the truth, proclaiming his choice to “kneel at the altar of the rational.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mapplethorpe genuflects at the altar of that icon with a platinum portrait of Warhol, backed by a halo of light and surrounded by silk panels that form a cross.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the analytical revolution, batting average has become something of a lost statistic, sacrificed at the altar of on-base percentage.

From Los Angeles Times

The GMB union said the firm had been "sacrificed on the altar of privatisation".

From BBC