prayer

Example Sentences

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He had the role of reciting the adhan, the call to prayer, at another mosque for some time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Thousands of people from across California and the US travelled to a public funeral prayer here on Thursday, to stand in solidarity with the Muslim community and pray with the families of the victims.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

That led those who were ill to go to "prayer centres" instead of consulting health professionals.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“You put into me the perception of the incomparable,” Bettany version says in a bitterly mournful prayer at the end of the second episode, “and then ensured that I would know myself forever mediocre.”

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Instead of getting off my chest, she started to laugh, a deep cackling laugh that vibrated inside my head and made me lose my place in prayer.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall