preach

Example Sentences

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UCLA’s social media accounts highlighted Chesney’s efforts all offseason to preach personal accountability and serving others, doling out a mix of John Wooden and Ted Lasso life lessons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"You're taught you should always preach the truth, but in a country like Venezuela sometimes you have to practice self-censorship."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Football coaches constantly preach the mantra “next man up,” but San Francisco is taking it to a new extreme.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The Buddha -- who renounced material wealth to embrace and preach a life of non-attachment -- founded a religion that now has more than 500 million adherents.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

He began to pity her, and one day when he was to preach in the evening he invited her to come to church.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin