preached

Example Sentences

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Then 73, he had preached the gospel before an estimated 215 million people in “crusades” that spanned from New York’s Madison Square Garden to Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Generally speaking, I find the “millennials are entitled” narrative quite tired and sometimes preached by people who grew up in a much healthier economy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Getting a fun moment outside of basketball is the kind of ethos of this season’s Bruins, with Jaquez saying Close has preached joy as much as wins.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

It shouldn’t be lost on anyone that more than 40 years later, we’re still contending with all the problems Jackson preached about during that “SNL” episode.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

It was, she knew, the simplest kind of love, the purest form, untainted by Mind, which twisted everything, as Mrs. Shigemura, ironically, had preached.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson