cardinal
Example Sentences
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So I asked the cardinal to thank the Holy Father for his confidence in me and to assure him that I would do the job with all my heart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Another trip in the works is to Spain, with potential events in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, a Spanish cardinal said last month.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
The cardinal sin of “The Last Days” is that it doesn’t choose a storyline.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Before Robby and Al-Hashimi engage in any real ideological tussles, though, she commits the cardinal sin of suggesting they change the trauma center’s nickname to something else.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
He said he always blamed them because he knew they could have been the thing that made the cardinal last if they’d only let it in like he’d asked them to.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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