God-fearing

Example Sentences

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The story follows Dawn O’Keefe, a God-fearing good girl — surrounded by shame-lobbing, not-so-good men — whose body has a sharp sense of justice.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

It’s heartbreaking how he could only swing like a pendulum between being out and God-fearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

"He is a well behaved and God-fearing young boy with an unwavering passion for sports and health."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2023

"I prefer a simple, quiet, God-fearing life with my family," Roberts furthered in his speech.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2023

These God-fearing Calvinists formed a wall of colonization for the new United States.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz