incense

Example Sentences

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With incense hanging in the air, and sunlight illuminating gold-painted biblical murals on the cathedral walls, the priest urged mourners to help others, too.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

A canopy of Jeffrey pine, red fir and incense cedar shaded the trail.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

It’s beat up and old, and smells like incense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

It smells of incense inside and we light a candle.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

The candle-wick smoke lingered like incense in the dark room.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya