nun
Example Sentences
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“The word nun was not in my vocabulary,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Since her death, Sr Clare's family have had navigate their own private grief, while also watching as her profile as a nun and potential saint gains global recognition.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
She won the 1996 Best Actress Oscar for "Dead Man Walking", where she played a nun who supports a man sentenced to death.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
One of my grandfather’s most repeated stories was about a nun who gave him a new school uniform because the other kids were making fun of how small and worn his old one was.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
This nun kept hearing harp notes in her ears and a voice saying over and over, "Alleluia!"
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
Vocabulary lists containing nun
World Religions
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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