monk
Example Sentences
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“Well,” says the monk, “you’re from a young country.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Mercifully, there is a monk who knows his stuff, and if Jacobi isn’t enough reason to watch, the costumes and landscape are pretty great too.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Shi took office there as abbot in 1999, soon earning the nickname "CEO monk" for transforming the institution into a global brand.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The poem survives today because it was copied into certain manuscripts of Ecclesiastical History of the English People, an 8th century history written in Latin by the English monk Bede.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
“It’ll keep the old monk out of the rain for another hundred years or so,” he had said.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Vocabulary lists containing monk
World Religions
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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Medieval Europe - Middle School
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