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

The royal cohort also carried with them gold-lined chests filled with silver and gold pieces to distribute as alms, cash worth thousands of rupees and 12,000 "dresses of honour".

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

A young girl holds out an alms bowl to beg for help from an equally poor woman engaged in spinning wool.

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

“I don’t give alms but on holy days! And never in my hall! Begone, you pile of vilth! Knights! Eject him!”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz