prayer
Example Sentences
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Bridges said at the time that he would “continue to lift my former partner up in prayer, wishing them joy and fulfillment in the chapters ahead.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It concludes a 40-day period known as Lent, during which Christians focus on prayer, almsgiving, and practice traditions such as abstinence from eating meat on certain days.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
She led a Sikh prayer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The group held prayer calls that included Flynn, Stone, and Giuliani, and Trump himself at one point tried calling in.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
I wasn’t up for watching Buzz’s demo reel or hearing about the friendly-faced Buddha she needed for the Tibetan prayer room she was designing.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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