hallowed

Example Sentences

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"It's an unbelievable story. To be in this place, it's hallowed ground."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

If Thao or other victims of ICE brought suit, that is, they’d arguably be walking in hallowed footprints.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Switzerland's runaway World Cup leader Marco Odermatt will fine-tune preparations for the Winter Olympics with a bid for a first victory on the hallowed snow of Kitzbuehel this weekend.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Discovery, owner of the most hallowed movie studio in Hollywood, owner of HBO, the crown jewel of peak TV a few short years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

She liked, most of all, that in this place of affluent ease, she could pretend to be someone else, someone specially admitted into a hallowed American club, someone adorned with certainty.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie