annunciation

Example Sentences

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It felt precious to be there at that pivotal moment, at both a peculiar homecoming and an annunciation.

From The Guardian

A soft whisper of violins yields to sighing, drooping sounds throughout the strings, then forthright brass fanfares begin; they recur throughout the piece, a kind of periodic annunciation.

From New York Times

As best I can remember, I tried to play the part, making up the quasi-lingual annunciations of the holy spirit with some creative zest.

From New York Times

To MacFarlane, this image could be "an annunciation scene from Giotto".

From BBC

The concert began with Ms. Bullock, standing under an apse depicting the Archangel Gabriel’s annunciation to Mary, reciting an English translation of Rosario Castellanos’s poem “La Anunciación” over a cello drone.

From New York Times