shrine
Example Sentences
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Before becoming premier Takaichi was a regular at the Yasukuni shrine, a flashpoint site honouring Japan's war dead that has long been a thorn in regional ties.
From Barron's
A Pokémon card game event at a shrine honouring Japan's war dead has been cancelled following a backlash in China.
From BBC
Some of the visitors make shrines, leave flowers at her statue, or give small offerings to the sea.
From Literature
On a recent afternoon, with temperatures well below zero and the wind gusting, a young man stood on Portland Avenue, where a makeshift shrine marked the spot where Good was fatally shot.
The overall increase is partly due to government policies to promote attractions from Mount Fuji's majestic slopes to shrines and sushi bars in more far-flung parts of the archipelago.
From Barron's
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