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
No crucifix, not even a simple dog collar.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
There was no carpet, so we could hear our own footsteps as we walked toward the altar, where a crucifix hung suspended—a pale white Christ with bright red wounds.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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