cult

Example Sentences

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The persistence of this faith despite repeated evidence reminds me of the famous 1950s study of cult members who kept expecting UFOs to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Drag was an important part of Ortiz’s approach to playing Jim Jimenez, the boundary breaking nonbinary pirate heartthrob on HBO’s cult show “Our Flag Means Death.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

As Isaac Asimov observed, “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

But despite Cobalt enjoying cult success and selling out their club nights regularly, the venue is still struggling.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Perhaps the Party was rotten under the surface, its cult of strenuousness and self-denial simply a sham concealing iniquity.

From "1984" by George Orwell