altar

Example Sentences

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And unlike their trips down the skeleton run, their path to the altar hit a speed bump.

From The Wall Street Journal

At one point Bad Bunny crashed through the casita's roof, and for a few moments the set transformed into an altar as a couple was officially married on stage.

From BBC

Sadako looked at the ceiling and wondered if her grandmother’s spirit was floating somewhere above the altar.

From Literature

“I was raised a Catholic, was an altar boy, and at 14 I seriously considered becoming a priest,” Wilson told The Times in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times

Shows like “Top Chef” teach us to genuflect at the altars of celebrity culinarians, viewing their restaurants and signature dishes as luxury experiences as opposed to showing regular folks how to think innovatively about dinner.

From Salon