hallelujah
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"It's such a privilege, it's extraordinary," she said of hearing "hallelujah" sung across the famed avenue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Weintraub stares blankly, Wiatt stifles a yawn, and I can’t get a clear read on Wirtschafter, though he’s not screaming hallelujah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It allowed me to sing hallelujah in the Lenten season,” referring to the run-up to Easter.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
“That was really a hallelujah moment, because I could do it in London and could recover at home,” she recalls.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024
And she went behind the candy counter and hummed, “Glory, glory, hallelujah, when I lay my burden down.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Now, meaning Monday afternoon, when Lincoln Riley shows up for his introductory news conference amid home runs, buzzer-beaters, Hail Marys and hallelujahs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
“Celia” is named after Savage’s mother, and the album ends with “Celia’s Song,” praising her with churchy hallelujahs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2020
Many minutes later, the choir completes a vigorous round of “Selah” hallelujahs, trades embraces, and disperses.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2019
Franklin’s funeral was unapologetically black: ringing oratory from a rainbow of celebrities, friends, family members and preachers’ amens and hallelujahs caroming off the rafters of Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2018
And then the screaming and the hallelujahs broke out.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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