God-fearing

Example Sentences

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Like many of Walterboro’s roughly 5,400 inhabitants, she described Hill as a quintessential Southern belle—churchgoing, God-fearing and ready with a smile or an offer of sweet tea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

If there’s one thing centuries of God-fearing living have taught us, it’s that the Bible is open to interpretation.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Following the revelation Farage said he knew Gill as a "God-fearing Christian, somebody that you would think was the least corruptible person".

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

“He is God-fearing, extremely passionate about soccer, and a mentor to his little brothers. He was just a friend that his friends could rely on.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Major Major’s father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller