pilgrim

Example Sentences

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Irshad Ahmed, a 49-year-old pilgrim, told AFP he was staying at a hostel in Tehran when he saw missiles being fired nearby.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Addressing a crowd of an estimated 150,000 people — including much of Lebanon’s political class — Leo described himself as “a pilgrim of hope to the Middle East.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

Historians can argue otherwise, but not “convincingly” for this pilgrim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Simone Collins is sitting in her 18th century cottage in Pennsylvania, dressed in a black pilgrim pinafore with a wide collar, bouncing one of her four children on her lap.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

Instead I knelt on the floor, feeling like a pilgrim begging advice from an all-knowing oracle.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs