missionaries

Example Sentences

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There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and the British.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Stafford is one of three medical missionaries with Serge — a nonprofit based in Jenkintown, Penn. — who were exposed to the virus.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Family vloggers have more reach on TikTok and Instagram than missionaries will ever get knocking on doors or handing out pamphlets on street corners.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Once a destination for Western missionaries, the continent increasingly exports priests to parishes in Europe and North America, where the number of priests is declining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

He opened his eyes before many of our people did, Papa would say; he was one of the few who welcomed the missionaries.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie