altar

Example Sentences

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Thomas Jefferson once wrote that he had “sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of mind.”

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Or maybe, Elizabeth Goldring impishly suggests in “Holbein: Renaissance Master,” he meant that he’d happily take Communion if only the table were more beautiful—dressed up, say, like a Catholic altar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Knight also entered a mausoleum behind the altar and opened up a box containing ashes, Fraser said.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

We marched up the aisle to the altar, which was decked with poinsettias and candles and curtained off with red and green draperies.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez