sanctify

Example Sentences

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The sculptures lovingly sanctify a keystone’s rational but enigmatic contradiction of mechanics and function.

From Los Angeles Times

It is a lovely, gorgeously sung performance, sanctified by the suffering it embodies, of a woman who fought tirelessly for a husband who did not know how to love her back.

From Washington Post

The Eras Tour kicks off Friday with back-to-back shows in Glendale, Ariz., whose mayor temporarily rebranded the town as “Swift City” to sanctify the launch.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a heavy role — Killer is the story’s sacrificial lamb — yet Caan, working with Coppola, imbues the part with a subtle, persuasive innocence that doesn’t patronize the character or sanctify his disability.

From New York Times

Since only a hefty minority of playwrights fall into the Taper’s sanctified categories, the odds that plays gleaned from so sadly restricted a sample will prove the most worthy of staging is not promising.

From Los Angeles Times