sanctify

Example Sentences

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The sculptures lovingly sanctify a keystone’s rational but enigmatic contradiction of mechanics and function.

From Los Angeles Times

It is a lovely, gorgeously sung performance, sanctified by the suffering it embodies, of a woman who fought tirelessly for a husband who did not know how to love her back.

From Washington Post

The Eras Tour kicks off Friday with back-to-back shows in Glendale, Ariz., whose mayor temporarily rebranded the town as “Swift City” to sanctify the launch.

From Los Angeles Times

Elders speak of how streams flow from the mountains sanctified by the prayers of ancestors who went there to commune with the spirits.

From Washington Times

It’s a heavy role — Killer is the story’s sacrificial lamb — yet Caan, working with Coppola, imbues the part with a subtle, persuasive innocence that doesn’t patronize the character or sanctify his disability.

From New York Times