deliverance

Example Sentences

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He recalls saying the Birkat Hagomel, the Jewish prayer for thanksgiving for deliverance from danger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

We sing a prayer, against the odds, against the tide, for deliverance from the evil within.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

Some in cardinal and gold waited for deliverance, as if it was assured.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Dr Bray is one of four deliverance ministers in Cardiff who are called upon to investigate reports of paranormal and supernatural activity on behalf of the Church in Wales.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

I think that he wants to defy them, too, with this deliberation, each of his steps a careful word to break down the ready meter they have built, each halting a kind of instant deliverance.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee