crucifix

Example Sentences

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County Medical Examiner’s Office accused of stealing a gold crucifix from the neck of a dead man pleaded no contest to theft charges on Friday, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"If you want me to pay my taxes / You'd better come over with a crucifix" he chants, defiantly, on lead single Taxes.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The crucifix and Elgin watch conjured Sunday mornings and the quiet pride of women who never stepped outside without dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Someone knelt down and clipped a microphone to her lapel, a few inches from the crucifix that dangled from her neck.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Pop pulls her rosary beads over his head and then extends his arm toward me so that the black crucifix is dangling right in front of my face.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick