rosary

Example Sentences

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A toddler sat on her mother’s lap, clutching a rosary.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

The contrast with the rosary couldn’t be starker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Many of the phrases repeated most often in the rosary are petitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Dressed in white and with a rosary hanging from her car's rear-view mirror, she drove through the city but became trapped in traffic.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

“Jaja and Kambili, we usually say the rosary every night before bed. Of course, you can stay up as long as you want afterward to watch TV or whatever else.”

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie