friar

Example Sentences

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Cesareo, a Franciscan friar, said the "damaged" and "consumed" state of the bones showed that St Francis "gave himself completely" to his life's work.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

One of the earliest collections of Augustinian biographies she studied was written by a Florentine friar in the 1320s.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

The friar, writes Mr. Restall, portrayed Columbus as “a flawed but heroic agent of God.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

A friar who knew of his struggle encouraged him to start dating a woman, but it didn’t feel natural.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

It was a tight squeeze for the friar to go through the small window, but he got through and by way of the cloak, down to the ground.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli