Example Sentences

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They’re the golden child of the produce aisle, the ingredient that inspires pilgrimages to farmers markets and endless declarations that this is the year we’ll finally grow our own.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Saudi officials have been keen to keep conflict far from the minds of visitors, many whom have travelled long distances for one of the world's largest annual pilgrimages.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

People make pilgrimages here, like a man who had come on a recent afternoon from the Tierra Caliente, a famously dangerous part of Michoacán.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He reports dutifully from these pilgrimages and seems tempted to make a statement about the soul of America, but it never comes off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Which isn't really surprising, I suppose; this was also the age of ecclesiastical mazes - which may have served as metaphors for pilgrimages to Jerusalem - such as those at Chartres and Lucca Cathedrals.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall