friar

Example Sentences

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Cesareo, a Franciscan friar, said the "damaged" and "consumed" state of the bones showed that St Francis "gave himself completely" to his life's work.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

One of the earliest collections of Augustinian biographies she studied was written by a Florentine friar in the 1320s.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

The friar, writes Mr. Restall, portrayed Columbus as “a flawed but heroic agent of God.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

A friar who knew of his struggle encouraged him to start dating a woman, but it didn’t feel natural.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

“Nor do I,” said the friar, “never having traveled this way.”

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli