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hallelujah

[hal-uh-loo-yuh] / ˌhæl əˈlu jə /


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Viking god Erling Haaland gave a hallelujah to the briny magic of a Katz’s pastrami.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Then one day she left, and the skies opened as a heavenly host sang hallelujah.

From Salon Oct. 27, 2023

To borrow from his lyrics, it was a cold and a broken hallelujah.

From Washington Times May 15, 2023

"I wanted to stand up and go hallelujah," Ms Gould added.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2022

Emma and I jumped and hugged each other; Horace fell to his knees and tossed up his arms in a wordless hallelujah!

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

And, as the hoarse hallelujahs from their fans illustrated, the Lakers now have some new magic of their own.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2023

“Celia” is named after Savage’s mother, and the album ends with “Celia’s Song,” praising her with churchy hallelujahs.

From New York Times Sep. 7, 2020

Many minutes later, the choir completes a vigorous round of “Selah” hallelujahs, trades embraces, and disperses.

From Slate Oct. 28, 2019

Franklin’s funeral was unapologetically black: ringing oratory from a rainbow of celebrities, friends, family members and preachers’ amens and hallelujahs caroming off the rafters of Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple.

From Seattle Times Aug. 31, 2018

And then the screaming and the hallelujahs broke out.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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