Examples of ayatollah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is speculation that Raisi, who is a cleric but not an ayatollah, may be on the road to getting fast-tracked for the top job once the supreme leader passes on. — Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 26 May 2021 At one point in their 40-minute meeting, the pope gingerly cradled the ayatollah’s two hands in his own as al-Sistani leaned in speaking, according to footage aired on Lebanon’s LBC. — Nicole Winfield And Qassim Abdul-zahra, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2021 Inside, and some steps to the right, the pontiff will come face to face with the ayatollah. — Star Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021 The aging ayatollah, who underwent surgery for a fractured thigh last year, looked tired. — Nicole Winfield And Qassim Abdul-zahra, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2021 The aging ayatollah, who underwent surgery for a fractured thigh last year, looked tired. — Nicole Winfield And Qassim Abdul-zahra, Star Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021 If Generalísimo Franco had been an ayatollah, there would have been a fatwa. — John Mcphee, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021 Their meeting in al-Sistani’s humble home, the first ever between a pope and a grand ayatollah, was months in the making, with every detail painstakingly negotiated beforehand. — Fox News, 8 Mar. 2021 Their meeting in al-Sistani’s humble home, the first ever between a pope and a grand ayatollah, was months in the making, with every detail painstakingly negotiated beforehand. — Fox News, 8 Mar. 2021

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