from the pulpit
idiom
: by priests and church leaders
The war crimes were denounced from the pulpit.
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Sullivan was abducted in South Africa last Thursday after four men broke into his church and dragged him away from the pulpit, according to the Associated Press.
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Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Yet earlier this week, from the pulpit of the Washington National Cathedral, Budde addressed President Trump directly and personally.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
In her sermon, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde addressed Trump directly from the pulpit.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Abbott threw his political weight behind school choice, touring the state to advocate for the proposal and even asking religious leaders to push for the measure from the pulpit.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024
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Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Yet earlier this week, from the pulpit of the Washington National Cathedral, Budde addressed President Trump directly and personally.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
In her sermon, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde addressed Trump directly from the pulpit.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
Abbott threw his political weight behind school choice, touring the state to advocate for the proposal and even asking religious leaders to push for the measure from the pulpit.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Mar. 2024
See All Example Sentences for from the pulpit
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“From the pulpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20the%20pulpit. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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