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hallelujah

[hal-uh-loo-yuh] / ˌhæl əˈlu jə /


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Viking god Erling Haaland gave a hallelujah to the briny magic of a Katz’s pastrami.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

It allowed me to sing hallelujah in the Lenten season,” referring to the run-up to Easter.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2025

Animated horror films intended for adults don’t come around often these days, so I’m stoked to shout hallelujah for this very funny, stupidly gory horror-comedy from the “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” co-creator Matthew Maiellaro.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2023

To borrow from his lyrics, it was a cold and a broken hallelujah.

From Washington Times May 15, 2023

I should be racing up and down the hallways, shouting hallelujah!

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

All around the country, choirs are singing hallelujahs in Handel’s “Messiah” and Scrooges are learning to replace bahs with blessings.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2022

Now, meaning Monday afternoon, when Lincoln Riley shows up for his introductory news conference amid home runs, buzzer-beaters, Hail Marys and hallelujahs.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2021

Many minutes later, the choir completes a vigorous round of “Selah” hallelujahs, trades embraces, and disperses.

From Slate Oct. 28, 2019

Franklin’s funeral was unapologetically black: ringing oratory from a rainbow of celebrities, friends, family members and preachers’ amens and hallelujahs caroming off the rafters of Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple.

From Seattle Times Aug. 31, 2018

Pastor Dames is quiet for a moment, letting his words sink in, letting the amens and hallelujahs echo throughout the sanctuary.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson




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