altar

Example Sentences

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Knight also entered a mausoleum behind the altar and opened up a box containing ashes, Fraser said.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

A blue-lit image of Jackson was projected on a giant screen behind an altar.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Overcoming the piddly obstacle of the class barrier supposedly dividing Benedict and Sophie was less of a question than a matter of which divine device would be manufactured to smooth their way to the altar.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

But “the economic stakes, and the need for new trade relationships, are too high for us to be putting everything at the altar of diaspora politics.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

In the inner courtyard around the altar were the women and children and one man, the old King.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton