shrine

Example Sentences

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Her home is a shrine to Regency England; a life-size cutout of actor Colin Firth—from what many consider the best of the many renditions of “Pride & Prejudice”—stands watch over her much-ruffled bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But that changed after archaeometry expert Professor Ernst Pernicka concluded there was "no doubt whatsoever" the statue came from Bubon, where an imperial shrine housed bronze sculptures of Roman emperors.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"It just looked like a shrine, that's how I remember it," John Clayton, a former North Wales Police detective, told the podcast.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

His finance minister is left to explain the closing of big projects like Neom, a 105-mile-long city, or the Mukaab, a 1,300-foot cube-shaped skyscraper resembling the Kaaba shrine in Mecca.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

It had been sheltered from the wind and the rain in back of the shrine, so I could still see what Maggie had drawn.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff