nun

Example Sentences

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Vietnamese nun Thich Tam Tri -- whose temple north of Tokyo offers shelter to her compatriots in trouble -- said some interns make poor choices, falling into debt through gambling or ill-advised ventures into Bitcoin.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

It’s a genuine calamity—there are deaths, as well as displacement of babies and the ill, including one nun recently diagnosed with tuberculosis but who had no choice but to continue caring for the kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

They slept 20 to a room, with a nun at one end, and the door locked.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Chen, a devoutly religious teenager, had always felt different from other girls: She had, from a young age, felt a calling to be a nun.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

“Thank you, Malcolm,” the old nun managed to say, and Malcolm noticed how frightened she was.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman