saint
Example Sentences
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With their help, the conference can put its money where its mouth is, as the patron saint of world-changing upstarts.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
For Alexandra, Mr. Beevor writes, this was proof that Rasputin was a saint whose “prayers were so powerful that God had intervened directly.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
"To me she's already a saint, the fact that it can maybe go down on a piece of paper will be amazing and she's local, all that, but she's already a saint in my eyes."
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The pontiff has previously referred to himself as a "son" of the saint, and belongs to the Augustinian order.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“You mean Carlswald Fingleblatt, patron saint of my childhood?”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing saint
World Religions
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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Medieval Christendom, Lessons 1–2
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