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

Like giving alms, his congregants should give waqf, a kind of religious donation, to renewable energy.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Here, Gulbadan and her companions dolled out alms, coins and other items, becoming the talk of the town.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

Should you give solace to the meek, alms to the poor, comfort the shunned people Jesus surrounded himself with and advocated for again and again?

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023

Clearing her throat, she replied in tones worthy of a monk collecting alms.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord