leper

Example Sentences

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To Spanish actor and nobleman José Luis de Vilallonga, Chez Régine was “a leper colony for the overprivileged.”

From Washington Post • May 2, 2022

There is a moment in Warner’s novel when the bishop’s clerk journeys to a leper house and participates in an impromptu recital of Ars Nova, a new style of polyphonic music.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2021

A triumphant McKissick called Wood's supporters "a fringe, rogue group" and vowed to turn them into a "leper colony" by building parallel Republican organizations in their territory.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2021

Set flamboyantly in the Holy Land, a miracle worker has arrived — just as one who, centuries before, healed a desperate leper who came before him after delivery of the Sermon on the Mount.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2020

“I heard something in the leper hospital, just before he came around the corner.”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk