altar

Example Sentences

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The remains are being shown in a plexiglass case by the richly-decorated church's altar for the 800th anniversary of his death.

From Barron's

And unlike their trips down the skeleton run, their path to the altar hit a speed bump.

From The Wall Street Journal

At one point Bad Bunny crashed through the casita's roof, and for a few moments the set transformed into an altar as a couple was officially married on stage.

From BBC

Sadako looked at the ceiling and wondered if her grandmother’s spirit was floating somewhere above the altar.

From Literature

“I was raised a Catholic, was an altar boy, and at 14 I seriously considered becoming a priest,” Wilson told The Times in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times