shrine

Example Sentences

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But that changed after archaeometry expert Professor Ernst Pernicka concluded there was "no doubt whatsoever" the statue came from Bubon, where an imperial shrine housed bronze sculptures of Roman emperors.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

However, self-proclaimed shrine-keeper Carol-Anne Hillman said she was "devastated" to learn that the shrine would be taken down due to health and safety.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He turned his site into a shrine to Reese’s—and a hub for his opinions on Hershey’s management of the candy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

His finance minister is left to explain the closing of big projects like Neom, a 105-mile-long city, or the Mukaab, a 1,300-foot cube-shaped skyscraper resembling the Kaaba shrine in Mecca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Slowly, timidly, as though entering a shrine, the boy’s fingers crept into it, flexed, curled the cracked leather, brought it back to shape, to life.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli