crucifix

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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

A single, white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the name he was known by during his pontificate, below a crucifix illuminated by a single spotlight.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Billy wasn’t a Catholic, even though he grew up with a ghastly crucifix on the wall.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut