nun
Example Sentences
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A nun has been teaching her to cook, and every morning she attends the chapel service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
And when I found out she was gonna be in the episode where she plays a nun, a murderous nun, I just thought, “I’m not gonna be able to contain myself.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
But she would end up in a totally different role - first a nun and now, 10 years to the day after her death in an earthquake, a would-be saint.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
She won the 1996 Best Actress Oscar for "Dead Man Walking", where she played a nun who supports a man sentenced to death.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
“Would you like to tell the class a little something about the Dominican Republic?” the old nun prompts me.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing nun
World Religions
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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