pearly gates
Example Sentences
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“If there is an afterworld, Joel is on top of a list at the pearly gates — No. 1 with a bullet and a star. R.I.P.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022
"Dancing was her passion and now she's dancing her way to heaven's pearly gates," her family wrote on the page.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2021
"Our hero and friend @CharlieDaniels has just entered the pearly gates of Heaven," Rich wrote.
From Fox News ● Jul. 7, 2020
While there are religious undertones throughout, conservative ideas are questioned in “Heaven Is a Honkey Tonk,” where “there’s a choir singing in a Southern accent” and sinners, too, make their way through the pearly gates.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
As Tam Lin said, if you didn’t know Tom well, you’d think he was an angel bringing you the keys to the pearly gates.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
