How to Use preach in a Sentence

preach

verb

• The mayor continues to preach about the need for patience.
• His followers listened to him preach the gospel.
• Practice what you preach—don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.
• The minister preached to the congregation about the need for tolerance.
• I don't like being preached at about how I should live my life.
• Have you ever heard that minister preach?
• Their mother has always preached the value of a good education.
• The priest preached a regular sermon that Sunday.
• Coach Daboll and the whole staff preach that all the time.
  — Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2022
• Paul is brought to preach in the Areopagus, for centuries the center of civic life in the city.
  — Jack Butler, National Review, 7 May 2023
• The coaches preach defense, but there isn’t much of it being played.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2022
• Blanchard was called to preach in 2009 but stepped away from ministry a few years ago.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 23 Oct. 2022
• As for Polman, the former would-be priest is still preaching.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
• So Casey has to preach trying to win, knowing his team is likely to lose most nights.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022
• He’s been preaching that because there’s a lot of Hog support there.
  — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2023
• And while Putin preached unity and support for the war among Russian people, the discord in his ranks grew stronger.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
• Baskerville was sent to Iran in 1907 by the Presbyterian church to teach English and preach the gospel.
  — Reza Aslan, Time, 8 Oct. 2022
• Coaches preach treating every game the same and preparing the same way.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
• The days when a U.S. president could stand next to Turkish leaders and preach about human rights are over.
  — Asli Aydintasbas, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2023
• At sabbath services this month, Rabbi Perlman of New Light preached on the topic of vengeance.
  — Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 27 July 2023
• Jordan spends most of the season preaching the importance of stopping the run.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
• Listening instead of preaching is a skill that can be taught.
  — Martina Seferovic, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• For years, Henrik Fisker has preached the gospel of selling EVs that people can afford.
  — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
• People would be able to speak freely, but not to preach hate speech and misinformation.
  — Matt Perault, WSJ, 6 Dec. 2022
• Floyd is now helping Smith get to an elite level while preaching patience.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2023
• The family moved back to Canada about 10 years ago, and Evan Edwards continued to preach, his cousin said.
  — Stephanie Gosk, NBC News, 1 July 2022
• Ralph, who didn’t come here to preach today, is preaching again nonetheless.
  — Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
• Here as well, the United States has been better at preaching than practicing.
  — Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
• There was Frankie, an ordained minister who used to preach on the Boston Common but now was losing track of time.
  — Tracy Kidder, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• Jaya Prakash had learned about communism as a teenager, as Maoists preached taking back control of the nation.
  — Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024