altar

Example Sentences

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Around the altar, placards bearing the names of Christian villages in south Lebanon -- cut off from the rest of the country or under fire -- had been placed.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The finance bros who worship at the altar of Bloomberg have declared war on the tech evangelists who have put all their faith in AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Reverend Canon Dr Giles Fraser said that he saw blood on the church altar and floor, and discovered that two brass candlesticks had been taken.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Like an evangelist giving an altar call, his bid is invitational in nature.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

When the Greek soldiers at Aulis came to get Iphigenia where she was waiting for the summons to death, her mother beside her, she forbade Clytemnestra to go with her to the altar.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton