Example Sentences

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Craig David, Snow Patrol, Lulu and Manic Street Preachers were among 18 acts that played for seven hours in front of almost 70,000 music fans on 22 January, 2005.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

Preachers in their sermons called on people to pray for Muslims in Gaza who were suffering after six months of war.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Preachers needed to speak over and over to multiple crowds and stir the individuals in them to join.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

When the Manic Street Preachers released their debut album in 1992, the Welsh neo-punk band vowed to burn hot and flame out quickly.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022

Preachers used the word iniquity when talking about the strange and wicked.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool