abbot

Example Sentences

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"People are facing many economic hardships," said the abbot, U Thudassa.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

“I am looking forward to the silence finally stopping, because 54 years of silence is a long time,” said Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the abbot of the seminary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Tenor Roy Hage is the amiable Volmar, Hildegard’s confidant in the monastery and baritone David Adam Moore her tormentor abbot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Police said the case first came to their attention in mid-June, when they learned that an abbot in Bangkok had suddenly left the monkhood after being extorted by a woman.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

The abbot brooded on that for a moment, and then said, “Fine. If they try to take your underwear—though God knows why they would—you can fight back.”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz