house of prayer
Example Sentences
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“They were antithetical to our call to be a house of prayer for all,” he said, adding, “There is a lot of work yet to be done.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
“I was very insecure about how people would react to our offer,” Herbst said as he welcomed the waiting crowd into his neo-Gothic house of prayer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2021
"He took the symbols sacred to our tradition and stood in front of a house of prayer in full expectation that would be a celebratory moment," she said.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2020
The two-and-a-half-hour ceremony blended the majesty of the officially designated national house of prayer, the discipline of his cherished Naval Academy and the unabashed, unapologetic patriotism of a Fourth of July fireworks display.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2018
He was the jack-of- all-trades in a Hasidic house of prayer, a shtibl.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
