bible

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Lucy is also campaigning for children with dyscalculia to be allowed to use calculators and their personal notes or work books, something she described as Ava's "maths bible," in SATs tests and GCSEs.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Lionel Barber, a former editor of the Financial Times, the bible of the Davoisie, tweeted that Mr. Carney’s address was “the speech of a statesman.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Music industry bible Pitchfork credited D'Angelo with helping to "define the neo-soul movement."

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Autism debuted as its own diagnosis in the 1980 third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the American Psychiatric Assn.’s diagnostic bible.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

I went to Grandma’s bible, desperate, but it didn’t matter how many rosehips I put in my tea, how much lapis lazuli I hid under my pillow, I couldn’t get rid of the rage.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson