prayers
Example Sentences
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Sympathy is, by its nature, separate from another’s discomfort, thoughts and prayers offered from a distance.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
“His family and those closest to him are deeply grateful for the concern, prayers and respectfully ask for privacy,” the statement read, without offering further details.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
When Sukma was 17, Abah had asked her to join him for new year's prayers, she told us.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The group then reconvened at the Glendale cemetery, where a priest said prayers over the casket, which was gently lowered into the ground as teary-eyed friends and family members watched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
He stands at the doorway of his barracks, talking to a Dutch priest, with all his worries and secret prayers tumbling around in his head.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
