nun

Example Sentences

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Vietnamese nun Thich Tam Tri -- whose temple north of Tokyo offers shelter to her compatriots in trouble -- said some interns make poor choices, falling into debt through gambling or ill-advised ventures into Bitcoin.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

It’s a genuine calamity—there are deaths, as well as displacement of babies and the ill, including one nun recently diagnosed with tuberculosis but who had no choice but to continue caring for the kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

They slept 20 to a room, with a nun at one end, and the door locked.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Still, her father enrolled her in an elite Catholic school where she was nurtured by Mother Greenough, a nun with a doctorate.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

"He went to bed. And the nun—" But suddenly I realize that the nun had been inside when the kids arrived in the yard of the inn.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz