messiah
Example Sentences
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Nundu carried a framed photo of Baba Simeo Melchior -- the so-called "Black Messiah" -- who eyes the camera with his hands clasped and a large medallion around his neck.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Content creator Bethel Getahun won over insurance agent Messiah Hailemeskel in Latey: Looking for Love - a reality TV show that ignited debates about dating norms in the conservative East African country.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025
"Many people are calling me the Messiah," he said.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025
“He’s not the Messiah, nor do we see him in that light,” Mr. Demastus said.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Finally, with the sun beginning to decline behind the Olympic flame, a choir of thousands dressed in white rose en masse and began to sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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