biblical
Example Sentences
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“SaaSpocalypse” is everywhere, suggesting a biblical reckoning for software-as-a-service companies.
From Barron's
And while that ashen cross is being applied, the priest reminds us of a stark biblical lesson: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
One common answer notes that sackcloth and ashes have been since biblical times a sign of repentance.
Italy opened up a lead in biblical conditions and did just about enough to keep it.
From BBC
Sometimes Keaton presents a burst of short answers from her subjects—including, in reply to “Are You Afraid to Die?,” such quick-hit assertions as “There is no death,” “I will never die” and, repeatedly, the biblical reference “To die is gain”—before lingering on more thoughtful or at least more protracted answers.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
