tithe

Example Sentences

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The Musk tithe seems characteristic of an project that so far has divulged few specific details over what would be cut, but promises to reap great personal benefits for its appointed heads.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2024

“Believing God wants you to tithe and doing it are two different things,” Mr. McConnell said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

People produced what they were going to consume, and surplus went to the lord or the church as a mandatory tax, usually 10 percent, called the tithe.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The church said it doesn’t deduct tithe from employee paychecks but does ask all employees to live out this practice.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

I talked straight through the night, and he silently took my confes sions, maledictions, as though he were some font of blessing at which I might leave a final belated tithe.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee