cult

Example Sentences

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The persistence of this faith despite repeated evidence reminds me of the famous 1950s study of cult members who kept expecting UFOs to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Drag was an important part of Ortiz’s approach to playing Jim Jimenez, the boundary breaking nonbinary pirate heartthrob on HBO’s cult show “Our Flag Means Death.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Endless Pens, which imports cult brands like Kilk in Turkey and Leonardo in Italy, is in a camp of smaller businesses that don’t want to sue—they can’t afford it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

As Isaac Asimov observed, “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Whatever the weird cult members wanted to call each other made no difference to me.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia