sanctity
Example Sentences
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Now rulings by courts, the provincial government and Ottawa may undermine the sanctity of their contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
"In our eyes, the sanctity of life comes before the commitment to return the remains of a fighter for burial."
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
This study of extravagance and sanctity made Handel seem utterly relevant in his attempt to thwart early 18th century censorship and say something important.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Why would a value tied to cleanliness and sanctity shape how people judge billionaires?
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025
It reminded me that even the dead possessed HaShem’s sanctity and divine beauty and that no manner of defilement could take that away.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Vocabulary lists containing sanctity
"Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Handmaid's Tale
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