hallelujah
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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
An elderly England fan, probably close to the age I am now, 76, was serenading a group of supporters by singing, "Geoff Hurst scores for all the goals, hallelujah!"
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It allowed me to sing hallelujah in the Lenten season,” referring to the run-up to Easter.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
“The contemporary Black art and the Black art boom, which I’m all for — more power to you, hallelujah — a lot of it is heavy-handed and overt and I’m not interested in that. “
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Then she turned back to the Store and resumed, “Glory, glory, hallelujah, when I lay my burden down.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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
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
Arts at midday Soprano Mary Shaffran in a program of alleluias and hallelujahs by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and some surprises for the audience, including a Hallelujah Chorus sing-along.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2015
And then the screaming and the hallelujahs broke out.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
