prayerful

Example Sentences

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To quote the survivors’ prayerful mantra, “So say we all.”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

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

Like all the other ups and downs the longtime politician has faced over the past 30-plus years, he did it with a prayerful heart and with his family by his side.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

That mental image most likely includes depictions of Pilgrims or Puritans in a prayerful pose.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz