amen

Example Sentences

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"If you came here tonight looking for rock 'n' roll you came to the right place," he declares, "Can I get an amen?"

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2023

He got an amen or three for that line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023

The people clapped and gave shouts of amen.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

Or the way Hailstork really has the chorus lean into those humming M’s of “come home” like the hinge of an amen.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2022

Ever since Miss Love started playing for preachin’, folks had sung out good, patting their feet and generally getting in shape to shout and amen during the sermon.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns