tithe

Example Sentences

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The lawsuit says the reprimand came after she stopped tithing because she was struggling financially following a 2020 car accident.

From Seattle Times

This commandment commenced a practice of tithing that still exists today, though it has been interpreted in different ways over the years.

From Salon

"I remember one time at the church a lady said: 'I have been paying my tithe, and it seems like I still don't have enough money at the end of the month.'"

From BBC

The indictment says the gang’s leaders in El Salvador imposed a tithe on cliques, requiring them to send proceeds from certain months’ gang activities — usually extortion or drug trafficking — back to El Salvador.

From Washington Times

Leaders would sometimes demand to see members’ pay stubs and sit on members’ porches until they arrived home to collect their tithes before Sunday evening was over, the suits allege.

From Los Angeles Times