crucifix
Example Sentences
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The crucifix and Elgin watch conjured Sunday mornings and the quiet pride of women who never stepped outside without dignity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Someone knelt down and clipped a microphone to her lapel, a few inches from the crucifix that dangled from her neck.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
Around him almost 100 Catholics from northern Italy were gathering to begin processing up the street towards St Peter's behind a large wooden crucifix.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
The centerpiece was the crucifix pendant hanging from her necklace, which would occasionally flicker when Sen. Katie Britt shifted her weight.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024
For Three Kings, I asked for a crucifix for above my bed.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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