the Sabbath
noun
: a weekly day of rest and solemn worship that is observed on Sunday by most Christians and on Saturday (from Friday evening to Saturday evening) by Jews and some Christians
Our family keeps/observes the Sabbath and.
We are careful not to break the Sabbath.
Examples of the Sabbath in a Sentence
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McCoy deeply respected his father, but the Sabbath became a problem between the two.
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Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Devout Christians sometimes commit adultery; observant Jews sometimes break the Sabbath.
—Graeme Wood, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Videos of the Sabbath services captured jubilant students wearing yarmulkes and dancing.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Whether that be in the halls of a hallowed church or the stands of a football stadium, the Sabbath has a special meaning to us.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 16 May 2024
Social distinctions did not rest on who kept the Sabbath — pretty much everybody did that — so much as on who peeled their potatoes on Saturdays, in order to more fully avoid labor on Sundays.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
His life bore witness to the importance of the Sabbath.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 1 Apr. 2024
Rather than write with a pen or pencil, which Jews are prohibited from doing on Yom Kippur and the Sabbath, worshipers designated what to give by bending a perforated tab.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Groff observes the Sabbath on Sundays, and his religious beliefs prevent him from working on those days.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
Devout Christians sometimes commit adultery; observant Jews sometimes break the Sabbath.
—Graeme Wood, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Videos of the Sabbath services captured jubilant students wearing yarmulkes and dancing.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Whether that be in the halls of a hallowed church or the stands of a football stadium, the Sabbath has a special meaning to us.
—Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 16 May 2024
Social distinctions did not rest on who kept the Sabbath — pretty much everybody did that — so much as on who peeled their potatoes on Saturdays, in order to more fully avoid labor on Sundays.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
His life bore witness to the importance of the Sabbath.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 1 Apr. 2024
Rather than write with a pen or pencil, which Jews are prohibited from doing on Yom Kippur and the Sabbath, worshipers designated what to give by bending a perforated tab.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Groff observes the Sabbath on Sundays, and his religious beliefs prevent him from working on those days.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
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“The Sabbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Sabbath. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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