passages

Example Sentences

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We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Photos showed a pickup basketball game with pink and blue jerseys, a heart-shaped white cake and a Bible in which guests were invited to highlight favorite passages for the pair’s first child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Some of the passages in the two letters make the same points, and Eccleshall has accused Witherden of plagiarising him.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

He told reporter Norah O’Donnell that she “should be ashamed” for airing those claims, even as the questions focused on passages describing political grievances and alleged targeting of administration officials.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

We walked through the narrow passages, admiring the artworks and shivering to see chunks of bone sticking out of the walls.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver