saintly

Example Sentences

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“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

Similarly, after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the “Notorious RBG” meme ecosystem instantly expanded to include digital portraits and merchandise that cast her as a saintly defender of justice.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

That is a category reserved for martyrs, those deemed to have lived a life of heroic values and candidates who the Church declares to have a saintly reputation.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

I wanted to hone myself on it till I grew saintly and thin and essential as the blade of a knife.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath