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

And here Farrell turns into a one-man hallelujah chorus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023

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