alms

Example Sentences

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In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Here, Gulbadan and her companions dolled out alms, coins and other items, becoming the talk of the town.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

You grieved the end of Joe Alwyn by laying alms at Cornelia Street.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023

It is during Ramadan that many Pakistanis donate their religiously prescribed yearly zakat, or alms, often giving them to charitable organizations that prepare ration packets for distribution among the poor.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

In the town of Savathi every child knew the name of the illustrious Buddha and every house was ready to fill the alms bowls of Gotama’s silently begging disciples.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse