angels

Example Sentences

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And after spending years appealing to Butcher’s better angels, Hughie ultimately serves as his mentor’s final restraint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Again, and again and again, our constitutional structure is a testament to the idea that if men were angels, we wouldn’t need government.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Even angels exist within the context of their environments.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But in its way, AI also brings out the better angels of Valerie’s nature in the face of such callousness.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

One of their productions, Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito, begins and ends with a heavenly chorus of angels praising God the Creator.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly