hallelujah

Example Sentences

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Allahu Akbar means God is great – the Muslim equivalent of hallelujah.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

Then one day she left, and the skies opened as a heavenly host sang hallelujah.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2023

To borrow from his lyrics, it was a cold and a broken hallelujah.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2023

Oh, hallelujah, “Couples Therapy” is back for its third season, with nine episodes following four couples in states of crisis, each seeking the help of Dr. Orna Guralnik, queen of the sonorous “mmhm.”

From New York Times • May 12, 2022

My mother followed right behind the pastor, accompanying his rhythmic prayer with hallelujah whispers, and my father’s manly but, I guess, godly grunts, all eventually—finally—leading to an amen.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds