loaves and fishes

Example Sentences

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In the Bible, Jesus miraculously feeds a crowd of people with seven loaves and fishes.

From National Geographic • Jul. 26, 2023

White Americans are asking hard questions about white privilege and — in a miracle on par with the loaves and fishes — many appear, for the first time, to be listening to the answers.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2020

Though Brown longs to transmute leaves into loaves and fishes, the more immediate concern is the drive-through at fast-food restaurants.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 23, 2019

Afterward, a much smaller group — including summit panelists, moderators, legislators and business leaders — sat down to a dinner of loaves and fishes to test the waters for bipartisan opportunities.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018

I eliminated the one about multiplying loaves and fishes, as I never wanted to see food again.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd