prophets
Example Sentences
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Modern directors and adapters are wary of the civic and cosmic levels, perhaps out of fear that pagan prophets and citizen choruses will seem artificial or dated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
His first Davos appearance in 2018 met occasional boos but he made a forceful return in 2020 when he dismissed the "prophets of doom" on climate and the economy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
Tourists have long come here, whether to day-trip through hiking trails where prophets once trod or visit the village’s different churches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
Pennington, for example, characterized slavery as “an institution of the dark age” while critiquing the “monarchs, patriarchs, and prophets of the South.”
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
The other prophets joined in, praying, cursing, prophesying together with a kind of weird music.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
