leper

Example Sentences

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Why would anyone go to a hospital to take care of the lepers if they do not have the vocation of being nuns?

From Washington Post

Chief among the rudely treated are women of childbearing age and the denizens of a leper colony outside Nazareth’s gates.

From Washington Post

“The moment you say leper, your mind goes to deformities and the photos you’ve seen and whatever our ancestors have written,” he said.

From New York Times

Once he wrote an article about getting dating advice from a charming leper in order to explore “alienation, rejection and isolation” after Gutfeld had gone through the breakup of a long relationship.

From Washington Post

Francis told them to stop hiding behind the “armor” of their titles and to recognize that they, like the Biblical figure of Naaman, a wealthy and decorated general, were lepers in need of healing.

From Seattle Times