sermon

Example Sentences

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An imam standing on a plastic stool delivered a short sermon.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It’s a sermon we’ve heard plenty of times before and possibly even delivered ourselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Rev Cremin spoke to BBC News NI before giving a sermon during a service marking Racial Justice Sunday at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Roth, in Mr. Zipperstein’s telling, probed Jewish life—and its collision with American ambition—with more fidelity than any rabbinic sermon could offer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Uncle Lige whispered to Papa, “Thet in iteself would be a miracle—hearin’ a sermon ’thout havin’ to pay for it.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns