prayer

Example Sentences

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It paid homage to a nurse’s steady hands, to a mother’s prayer beads slipping through her fingers, and to a belief that our stories do not end at the point of collapse.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

She led a Sikh prayer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

But most of the communal prayer events were canceled, with only one large gathering held in the Grand Mosalla mosque.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The US military declared on Saturday it had damaged an Iranian bunker housing weapons threatening oil and gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of Iranians marked Eid al-Fitr with prayer.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

"Ameyn," everyone said, and Anya had to mumble it after them, when Rabbi Galanos had begun another prayer.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack