crucifix

Example Sentences

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Instead, the wows come from good stagings of ordinary action: a car crash, a gripped crucifix, a hideout crowded with jostling, thrumming musical instruments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"If you want me to pay my taxes / You'd better come over with a crucifix" he chants, defiantly, on lead single Taxes.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

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

A small crucifix is affixed to the wall above, and a rolling, pink-topped hospital table sits on the far side of the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

I have placed the crucifix over the head of my bed—I imagine that my rest is thus freer from dreams; and there it shall remain.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker