saints
Example Sentences
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It’s a case of hagiography vs. herpetology: stories of saints vs. stories of snakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Every religion needs its saints, and mine wore number 12.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
As I stared into empty niches that once contained massive wooden statues of saints, I meditated on how fragile our democracy is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Vietnam has had 117 people beatified and later canonised as saints, but the Church said this was the first time a beatification ceremony had been held in the country rather than at the Vatican.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Miss Handler must have been raised in the bosom of saints.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
