God-fearing
Example Sentences
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And somewhere north of Richmond, Va., were those mysterious other people called Yankees—very unlike us God-fearing and patriotic Southerners, but Americans all the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
To hear it from Reagan, Afghanistan was one of the most beautiful, freedom-loving and God-fearing places in the world.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
"These were God-fearing people, chapel was everything to them."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
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
“My father was a God-fearing colored man. He didn’t turn into a crow like some demon. No sir!”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
