doubting Thomas
Example Sentences
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His contemporaries may have been interested in the biblical lesson of the doubting Thomas, but we are attracted to Thomas’s uncertainty, which we read, in some way, as the painter’s own.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2020
If you’re still a doubting Thomas, check out your children’s school policy on community service and see if it pushes them toward giving back.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2018
What global landmark would doubting Thomas drink from?
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2016
Five hundred years of complaints against the onslaught of the trawl meant nothing to our doubting Thomas.
From Scientific American • May 24, 2013
“Aha,” he said, “then it is up to Santini to prove to his doubting Thomas family that he is the tops when it comes to choosing a house for his family.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
