hallow

Example Sentences

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But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate — we cannot consecrate — we cannot hallow — this ground.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2018

Happily for America, we rely on lessons of experience where we hallow and raise not men but ideas and virtues.

From Time • Sep. 16, 2016

Jerry Chappell, 55, lives in a small hallow in the hills, an hour away from the Kingsport clinic where he gets his prescription.

From The Guardian • May 9, 2016

Rarely does he wield it with power — instead, his soft hallow scrape is marked by flexibility and candor.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2015

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate... we cannot consecrate ... we cannot hallow this ground.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith