gospel

Example Sentences

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His large band, squeezed onto a stage scarcely longer than two kayaks laid end to end, is composed almost entirely of Haitian preachers’ kids raised in the country’s gospel tradition.

From Los Angeles Times

In a funky rendition of “Oh Happy Day,” for instance, the director augments the Sweet Inspirations’ original backing vocals with the newly recorded voices of a gospel choir from Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times

The mood shifts to R&B on Mr. Paich’s arrangement of Allen Toussaint’s “What Do You Want the Girl to Do,” complete with gospel backing vocals and synthesizer strings.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was never in question, since great preachers, the ones who make the gospel’s message stick, also know how to make their congregations laugh.

From Salon

One of its hallmarks is that workers give up their possessions and must be taken in by church members as they travel around, spreading the gospel.

From BBC