alms
Example Sentences
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In my view, there’s no contradiction because wearing ashes in public, unlike righteous acts of giving alms, fasting and praying in public, is a sign that we are sinners and in need of repentance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Here, Gulbadan and her companions dolled out alms, coins and other items, becoming the talk of the town.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024
The humble vagabond’s pose while asking for alms conjures these and countless other hand-in-jacket portraits of emperors, gentlemen, generals and eminent leaders, especially from the 17th and 18th centuries.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023
They have meandered through its narrow, winding streets overrun by temple monkeys and Hindu monks who ask passersby for blessings in exchange for alms.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023
It was about a wispy widow lady who worked her poor old fingers to the bone for her children, only to end her days in the alms house after they turned against her.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Vocabulary lists containing alms
World Religions
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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