God-fearing

Example Sentences

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Like many of Walterboro’s roughly 5,400 inhabitants, she described Hill as a quintessential Southern belle—churchgoing, God-fearing and ready with a smile or an offer of sweet tea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

To hear it from Reagan, Afghanistan was one of the most beautiful, freedom-loving and God-fearing places in the world.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

"These were God-fearing people, chapel was everything to them."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

The story follows Dawn O’Keefe, a God-fearing good girl — surrounded by shame-lobbing, not-so-good men — whose body has a sharp sense of justice.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Reverend Mabutho was a fellow Thembu, a friend of my family’s, and a generous, God-fearing man.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela