vesper
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Mr. Sidebottom divides the gladiator’s day into 12 segments—from vesper to vesper—and devotes a chapter of his book to each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
When I read the news and grieve, my mind has more than once turned to vesper flights, to the strength and purpose that can arise from the collaboration of numberless frail and multitudinous souls.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
Me, I sang Laura Nyro’s “Buy and Sell,” which says, among other things, “death tolls like a vesper bell.”
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2019
On another occasion, I ordered a vesper and got a negroni.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2014
The vesper hymn was being sung, when a candle at the altar set fire to the draperies surrounding the image of the Virgin Mary.
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