saintly
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Everyone at Celtic is reluctant to compare any mere mortal to Henrik Larsson, a saintly figure of the club's past.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
With saintly calm, the too-good-for-him Dr. Barrett packs her things and returns to her peaceful castle.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
“The way her hijab haloed Nour’s head” gives her a saintly presence, “or so Jimmy thought.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
This disciplined capital allocation — returning all free cash flow to shareholders via dividends and buybacks — makes it practically saintly.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
“Should tell Filch, I should,” said Peeves in a saintly voice, but his eyes glittered wickedly.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
They care about telling themselves that their profession is saintlier than it is, and they’re superior to the reformed liar who wants to work with them.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2014
He doesn't mind making people unhappy, because the more they're repressed, the saintlier they'll be.
From Saint's Progress by John Galsworthy
Rather, the better and saintlier that they are, the keener do they feel their fallings off from it.
From Gloria Crucis addresses delivered in Lichfield Cathedral Holy Week and Good Friday, 1907 by J. H. (Joseph Hugh) Beibitz
Is my soul a saintlier thing than it was a year ago?
From The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation by Shirley C. Hughson
And he was probably saintlier than they were, because he was their child.
From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
Yet, before turning the relic over to the police, Brand said he was on his saintliest behavior.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
Moreover, in all but the saintliest circles, forgiveness may be a luxury that depends upon a certain surrounding stability.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the meekest and saintliest monarch could scarce pass unscathed through the baptism of fraud practised on Henry; and Henry was at no time saintly or meek.
From Henry VIII. by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard
My dear, dear Bishop, you are the best-hearted, the saintliest man on earth.
From In the Bishop's Carriage by Miriam Michelson
Best loved and saintliest of our singing train, Earth's noblest tributes to thy name belong.
From Elson Grammar School Literature v4 by William H. Elson
