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hosanna

[hoh-zan-uh] / hoʊˈzæn ə /


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He deserves a hosanna for saying: “Every time something bad happens, I say: ‘Good.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2020

The group objected to a single word used in the movie: hosanna.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2012

Certainly it isn’t funny in “A Little Bit of Heaven,” a cringe-inducing romantic comedy turned cancer tragedy turned inspirational hosanna about living in the moment, embracing your bliss and other clichés.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2012

Mormons repeat “Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, to God and the Lamb” three times, sometimes accompanied by the waving of white handkerchiefs.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2012

That their fraternity engaged in quasi-religious chanting and oath taking and hosanna hailing, all of it top secret, made it that much more appealing.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Shout-outs and hosannas too to the custom-compounded Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer joined with hosannas, proclaiming it “a royal necklace across the bosom of the Queen City.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2022

Mr. Clinton voiced Reaganite hosannas to the market.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

Or read "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg," the book that kicked off all the hosannas for the still-living Ginsburg in the past few years.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2020

The lieutenants received the loudest hosannas, for the veterans knew these contests were won and lost through the lips of these lieutenants.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Disband these New England societies—nurseries of a system of steadily augmenting laudation and hosannaing, which; if persisted in uncurbed, may some day in the remote future beguile you into prevaricating and bragging.

From Mark Twain's Speeches by Mark Twain


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