altar
Example Sentences
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Around the altar, placards bearing the names of Christian villages in south Lebanon -- cut off from the rest of the country or under fire -- had been placed.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
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
I would take the Bible with me to the church, and some flowers for the altar in spring and summer.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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