temples

Example Sentences

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“You know, I had to make my immigrant father rub his temples even harder.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He might be a little greyer at the temples, but the prospect of becoming a dual international this summer has nevertheless stirred something in him.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

"If someone chants the name of Mother Bonbibi, she will save his life from tigers, snakes, and crocodiles," said villager Ashutosh Mandal, 63, referring to a deity whose idol is worshipped at temples.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

This novel centers on Pothivelu Pandaram, a hustling businessman in southern India whose trade consists of managing men and women with physical deformities who beg outside temples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Without her, he wouldn’t have felt the monsoon downpours in Jakarta or seen the water temples of Bali.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama