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hallelujah

[hal-uh-loo-yuh] / ˌhæl əˈlu jə /


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"It's such a privilege, it's extraordinary," she said of hearing "hallelujah" sung across the famed avenue.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Weintraub stares blankly, Wiatt stifles a yawn, and I can’t get a clear read on Wirtschafter, though he’s not screaming hallelujah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It allowed me to sing hallelujah in the Lenten season,” referring to the run-up to Easter.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

Allahu Akbar means God is great – the Muslim equivalent of hallelujah.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024

I should be racing up and down the hallways, shouting hallelujah!

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

All around the country, choirs are singing hallelujahs in Handel’s “Messiah” and Scrooges are learning to replace bahs with blessings.

From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

“I’m not getting out the hallelujahs yet that it’s the start of a long-term change,” Henig said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

Now, meaning Monday afternoon, when Lincoln Riley shows up for his introductory news conference amid home runs, buzzer-beaters, Hail Marys and hallelujahs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2021

As if they wouldn’t have already been awakened by the accumulation of floor-shaking drum blasts and the choir’s crescendoing hallelujahs.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2019

Pastor Dames is quiet for a moment, letting his words sink in, letting the amens and hallelujahs echo throughout the sanctuary.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson




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