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hallelujah

[hal-uh-loo-yuh] / ˌhæl əˈlu jə /


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"It's such a privilege, it's extraordinary," she said of hearing "hallelujah" sung across the famed avenue.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

“The contemporary Black art and the Black art boom, which I’m all for — more power to you, hallelujah — a lot of it is heavy-handed and overt and I’m not interested in that. “

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

I look back, and, hallelujah, the girl on the bleachers is gone.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

And, as the hoarse hallelujahs from their fans illustrated, the Lakers now have some new magic of their own.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023

“I’m not getting out the hallelujahs yet that it’s the start of a long-term change,” Henig said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

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

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2019

It should always be quite something when Saul gets knocked off his horse a little farther down this road, but “A.D.” suffers, as a TV show, when its hallelujahs verge on hokey.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2015

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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