succor

Example Sentences

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Ukrainians have for centuries been mostly an agrarian nation, plowing fertile black soils and relying on neighbors for physical and spiritual succor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Instead, the islanders met their humane responsibilities, providing succor to the deceived innocent victims and arranging the services they had been promised.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Elders say the land was blessed by Usen, their Creator, and inhabited by Ga’an, the mountain spirits or angels who provide spiritual succor and guidance to seekers.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

But through the darkest days of the pandemic, one notion gave me succor: that finally, we would summon the will to change our broken health system.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

"What kind of aid and succor, exactly?" asked Tristran.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman