prayerful

Example Sentences

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Scorsese says he attends Mass and is “absolutely” a prayerful person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“The hard reality is the fundamentals of the race have changed significantly since we launched this campaign. After prayerful consideration, today I withdrew my name from the primary ballot,” Meijer said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Clare Anne Ath, a 2018 graduate of St. Mary’s, cheered the reversal, crediting Bishop Rhoades and “the generations of faithful Catholic SMC alums who were prayerful on this matter and made their concerns known.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

The tables were laid, the candles were lighted, and the last rainy-day light was dying as prayerful voices rose toward the synagogue’s ornate domed ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023

From all through the building came the sounds of footsteps, of splashing oil, the occasional prayerful protest of some old one being forced to leave.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison