article of faith

Example Sentences

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Since then, the trade has been an article of faith for many investors who approach initial selloffs sparked by Trump policies or military campaigns with skepticism.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 22, 2026

Mr. Wright asserts, almost as an article of faith, that war will always involve some human intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

It became an article of faith that unless a president was able to present himself as a down-home guy, he didn't have a chance.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

Among nuclear insiders, the sanctity of the Triad has been an article of faith for decades, as bedrock a belief as the Holy Trinity has been to the Catholic Church.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2024

Every human being held it as an article of faith that the farm would go bankrupt sooner or later, and, above all, that the windmill would be a failure.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell