circumcision
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The answer starts with Jesus, but much of the credit belongs to St. Paul, who dispensed with Jewish dietary law, circumcision requirements and prohibitions against intermarriage, thus broadening the appeal of early Christianity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
He insists the row was not serious enough to dent his "amazing relationship" with Belgium -- throwing in a mildly off-colour joke about circumcision to drive home the point.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Non-therapeutic circumcision is the removal of the foreskin of male babies and young children for religious or cultural reasons, rather than medical reasons.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
If talking about circumcision makes you cringe, feel free to move along.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
They looked at my brothers, patted them on the shoulders, and said that circumcision turned boys into men.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
![]()
White, in his Newsmax interview, raised the case of an investigation in Antwerp into circumcisions by a small number of mohels, Jewish specialists who perform circumcisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The reason, its authors wrote, was that “we had no data available on analgesics or possible local anesthetics used during ritual circumcisions in our cohort, so we were unable to address the paracetamol hypothesis directly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
Bullock’s attorneys also noted that while baptisms were banned, there was no prohibition on Jewish circumcisions or on daycare workers and doctors holding infants.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
King Edmonds said she is not Jewish, but decided to use a mohel, a person who performs circumcisions in the Jewish faith, to perform the procedure in her home.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2020
The next morning my brothers, who had healed from their circumcisions, were happy that I was going to school with them.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
![]()
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word