sacred

Example Sentences

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"It's a sacred position to be someone's parent and I feel like their surrogate dad - I am their DIY dad, and that is a privilege."

From BBC

"These 74 sacred objects are not merely works of art; they are living witnesses to the genius of the Khmer ancestors and the spiritual heart of Khmer civilization," it added.

From Barron's

I have had a life of sorrow, I have been poor and ill, but I consider it my duty, a sacred thing, a holy mission to expose it.

From Literature

"Their issue is with the sacred values of these lands, with the national and spiritual values of this nation -- their issue is with this nation itself."

From Barron's

Stella’s mind is on another plane, and has been for 30 years, since that incident in Belfast that has taken on sacred importance in her psyche.

From The Wall Street Journal