observant
Example Sentences
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They were observant Roman Catholics working in Middletown, a small city near the festival site in upstate New York, and had begun dating on Memorial Day weekend.
From New York Times
“This little blue square represents the Jewish population in the United States – 2.4%,” said Kraft, who was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, in an observant Orthodox Jewish family.
From Seattle Times
Pin is observant of how immigration shuffles families.
From New York Times
On the whole, he said, “the educational opportunities, if you’re observant, are profound. You just have to put in the time.”
From Los Angeles Times
Her organization puts together a calendar so schools and school boards can avoid scheduling important events on days of religious observance, so they don’t exclude observant mothers and fathers — or even entire communities.
From Washington Post
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