saint
Example Sentences
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They go off during summer festas, after Mass on big saint days, and, it turns out, when the governing party wins reelection.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
But England is a nation divided over its identity and even over how to celebrate its patron saint.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
He couldn’t overcome the opposition, including the powerful maritime unions, and called himself the patron saint of lost causes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
With their help, the conference can put its money where its mouth is, as the patron saint of world-changing upstarts.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
She was intensely religious and knew the life story of every Catholic saint.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing saint
World Religions
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Medieval Europe - Introductory
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Medieval Christendom, Lessons 1–2
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