nativity
Example Sentences
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"It is unfortunate that the decision has been taken to cancel the planned nativity play, but school staff are best placed to make such decisions," he added.
From BBC
The guest editors kick off on Christmas Eve, with a programme from Bragg focused on the origins of the nativity story, as well as changing social attitudes to mental health.
From BBC
“Welcome to Derry,” a prequel to the events of Stephen King’s 1986 novel, seems especially fond of using nativity to midwife atrocities, although body horror in general is a defining trait of the show.
From Salon
"I was seeing nativity and Christmas scenes everywhere in this town. And all the trees had turned into plastic. The hallucinations were phenomenal, crazy," she said.
From BBC
Ms Hooper, who has taught at Cokethorpe for 24 years, said Pugh performed the nativity in a Yorkshire accent: "I'm not sure where that came from at the time, but she was just brilliant."
From BBC
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