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

Thousands of Nigerian Christians go on pilgrimages each year to Biblical sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

We have no obligation to travel far and wide, to make religious pilgrimages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

They sang about hearts quivering and pilgrimages ceasing.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat