manger

Example Sentences

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I found her collection of Nativity scenes, reminding me of our own boys’ playing with the olive-wood manger scene, retelling the Christmas story when they were little.

From The Wall Street Journal

"For me, in Catholicism, Jesus was born in a manger. He wasn't born in a tent with faceless parents, with nothing."

From Barron's

"This Christmas, God's Church itself needs to come again to the manger and strip off her finery and kneel in penitence and adoration. And be changed," he said.

From BBC

This time of year depictions of the Baby Jesus in a manger are everywhere as a commercial cue, an object of worship, as a depiction of the essence of innocence.

From Salon

These wise men, or magi, will eventually arrive at the manger on Jan. 6, also known as Epiphany or Three Kings Day.

From Los Angeles Times