hymns
Example Sentences
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On a typical day, an American family would be more likely to entertain itself at home by singing traditional folk songs like “Barbara Allen,” patriotic songs such as “Yankee Doodle” or hymns like “Amazing Grace.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
She met Ruben when she was a child, when he would come to their school to sing religious hymns in assembly and ran a church club in Clifton in Nottingham.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Protesters, some wearing clerical stoles draped over their shoulders, knelt while singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in frigid conditions before being handcuffed and led away, video showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
These hymns need nothing more than measured repetition over a few beautiful melodies to stick.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
“Apparently,” he said, “apparently our brethren in the Northland are not content merely with the Supreme Court’s activities. They are now trying to change our hymns on us.”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
