friar
Example Sentences
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One night, as she walks with Donatello along a battlement, they see the model nearby, dressed as a friar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Cesareo, a Franciscan friar, said the "damaged" and "consumed" state of the bones showed that St Francis "gave himself completely" to his life's work.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
One of the earliest collections of Augustinian biographies she studied was written by a Florentine friar in the 1320s.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026
A theologian who later became a Dominican friar, he revolutionised Church teachings with his 1971 book Theology of Liberation.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
After some icy staring about to detect the culprit, and several smothered sniggers from around the room, the little fat friar puffed himself up once more and declaimed firmly: “Grayling à la Redwall.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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