baptized
Example Sentences
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That same sea that baptized me is, for thousands of others, a grave.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
It has also attracted droves of new members, many of whom were baptized in the campus protests the way a previous generation was during the Vietnam War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Vermeer was born in Delft amid the Wars of Religion and baptized in the Calvinist Reformed Church.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In his recent memoir, Pratt recounted his conversion — actor Stephen Baldwin baptized him in a river during the 2009 season of the reality show “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Barack and I were dismayed to see this, a reflection of the worst and most paranoid parts of the man who’d married us and baptized our children.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
