altar
Example Sentences
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Scorsese grew up in New York’s Little Italy as a Catholic altar boy and aspiring priest who was also fascinated by the mafiosos that loomed large in his community.
Blanc will reveal the truth, proclaiming his choice to “kneel at the altar of the rational.”
From Los Angeles Times
Mapplethorpe genuflects at the altar of that icon with a platinum portrait of Warhol, backed by a halo of light and surrounded by silk panels that form a cross.
Later, she shows an altar she made for her parents and says, “I want you to know me more.”
From New York Times
Two Indigenous women unfurled a banner at the altar of the National Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on July 29 that read: “Rescind the Doctrine” in bright red and black letters.
From Seattle Times
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