atheist

Example Sentences

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I’ve noted elsewhere in these pages the succession of formerly atheist or agnostic intellectuals who in recent years have surprised their audiences by acknowledging Western societies’ ancient and continuing dependence on Christian concepts and values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

He describes himself as an atheist and said it felt like "a bit of an imposition and probably a bit unfair and silly".

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

China's officially atheist government has been wary of organized movements outside its control, and the country's Christians had been split among those attending unofficial "house" or "underground" churches and those visiting government-sanctioned places of worship.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Together, the characters represent the spectrum of religious attitudes — from atheist to convert, selectively to very observant — but all are steeped in the culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

It wasn’t as deliberate as deciding, at age six, to become an atheist, but more like an imperceptible sloughing of layers.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García