: a shout or song of praise or thanksgiving
Examples of hallelujah in a Sentence
Interjection
hallelujah, the bank is approving our loan application
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Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Get The Recipe 10 of 40 Shout Hallelujah Potato Salad
What better time to shout hallelujah than Easter Sunday?
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
There’d be a brief silence, before all the voices flooded in and the whole circle would catch fire like an unending wall of the most resounding hallelujah imaginable.
—Jack Chang, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
And, as the hoarse hallelujahs from their fans illustrated, the Lakers now have some new magic of their own.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
At end times, will there be a chorus of hallelujahs or ...
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
This bike even features a fan—hallelujah.
—Diana Kelly Levey, Health, 20 Feb. 2023
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Noun
Read: What parents of boys should know Hess does all of this without sharing a drop of advice—hallelujah.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Get The Recipe 10 of 40 Shout Hallelujah Potato Salad
What better time to shout hallelujah than Easter Sunday?
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
There’d be a brief silence, before all the voices flooded in and the whole circle would catch fire like an unending wall of the most resounding hallelujah imaginable.
—Jack Chang, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
And, as the hoarse hallelujahs from their fans illustrated, the Lakers now have some new magic of their own.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
At end times, will there be a chorus of hallelujahs or ...
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
This bike even features a fan—hallelujah.
—Diana Kelly Levey, Health, 20 Feb. 2023
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“Hallelujah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallelujah. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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hallelujah
1 of 2 interjection
hal·le·lu·jah
ˌhal-ə-ˈlü-yə 
—used to express praise, joy, or thanks
hallelujah
2 of 2 noun
: a shout or song of praise or thanksgiving
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