shrine
Example Sentences
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Growing up, my grandparents virtually had a shrine to President Kennedy and Jackie.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
The shrine was well known as especially popular with Chinese visitors.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
An inscription at the shrine of Apollo at Delphi fruitlessly warned the oracle’s visitors mêden agan, “nothing too much.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
He did, however, insist on the "Poldark shrine" in the women's toilets being taken down.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Someone has built a shrine to Finch in one of the large glass cases in the main hallway, near the principal’s office.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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World Religions
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