sacred

Example Sentences

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The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Or the idea of ballparks as sacred spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Reacting to a narrow defeat for a much-changed team as if a sacred contract written in the manager's blood had been broken was wild.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

These sites are not graveyards, built for sacred rest.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The Vapostori never wore shoes for their ceremonies because the ground where they prayed to Mwari was sacred.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer