holy place
Example Sentences
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"Hopefully they will not close Al-Aqsa again, and everyone will be able to come to this holy place —whether residents of Jerusalem or from the West Bank," said 30-year-old Mohammad Saaedeh.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Anthony Bourdain called the deli “a holy place for me.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Parents dress their girls and boys in kimonos and bring them to a Shinto holy place for the ceremony.
From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2023
Realizing the depths of her faith, Freydís is sent by Estrid on a pilgrimage to Uppsala, a holy place for the pagans.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2022
So Bellerophon went to the holy place and when he was lying deep in slumber beside the altar he seemed to see the goddess standing before him with some golden thing in her hand.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
