shrine

Example Sentences

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This Safavid-era carpet created for an ancestral shrine in northwest Iran was gifted by J. Paul Getty and is prized for its ornately knotted design featuring lamps and central medallions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Her home is a shrine to Regency England; a life-size cutout of actor Colin Firth—from what many consider the best of the many renditions of “Pride & Prejudice”—stands watch over her much-ruffled bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"It just looked like a shrine, that's how I remember it," John Clayton, a former North Wales Police detective, told the podcast.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Wolfgang Leithner, a 57-year-old electrical engineer, said turning it into a police station would "hopefully bring a bit of calm", avoiding it becoming a shrine for far-right extremists.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

A small rock shrine sat on the left side of the road.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis