angel

Example Sentences

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This last day of the hajj coincides with Eid al-Adha, the festival celebrating the memory of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son before the angel Gabriel intervened and offered him a goat in Ishmael's place.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The 43-year-old said his pug, called Alan Shearer after the ex-England football captain, was his "dearest friend" and "guardian angel".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

A breathtaking dancer, Alexis Fousekis, served as what might be heaven’s most eccentric angel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

This included angel investing in a tech startup, founding a cryptocurrency and shorting Jim Cramer’s “Mad Money” stock picks.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

He believed he had seen transmutation performed; he evidently thought it likely that the anonymous stranger who had performed it, in his presence and with his assistance, was an angel, no less.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton