prophets
Example Sentences
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His first Davos appearance in 2018 met occasional boos but he made a forceful return in 2020 when he dismissed the "prophets of doom" on climate and the economy.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Williams drew on the Hebrew prophets to “describe his ideal of a Christian society”; Penn ensured that his colony’s statutes protected religious liberty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
“God sends prophets here and there into the earth,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025
Pennington, for example, characterized slavery as “an institution of the dark age” while critiquing the “monarchs, patriarchs, and prophets of the South.”
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024
By the cold, distant light of the stars, Nhamo could still make out the white robes of the prophets.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
