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

A relative placed a crucifix on the chest of Alanis García.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 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

In the shadow of a vast crucifix, labourers and construction workers in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez are building a small city of their own.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

My eyes grew accustomed to the gloom and I saw a small crucifix nailed to the side of the window.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya