cardinal

Example Sentences

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Jean-Paul Vesco, the Franco-Algerian cardinal of the Catholic Church who serves as the Archbishop of Algiers, wrote in a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Perhaps the cardinal sin in Garten’s Thanksgiving guidebook is waiting until the very last minute to prepare and serve your Thanksgiving meal.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has called cap circumvention “a cardinal sin.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

His kids had grown up wearing cardinal and gold.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

He tells me about the day the cardinal died, about finding the body on the back deck, about burying him in the mud nest.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven