prayed; praying; prays
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: to get or bring by praying
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: to make a request in a humble manner
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: to address God or a god with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving
Examples of pray in a Sentence
There's little else to do now but hope and pray.
The minister said, “Let us pray.”
He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.
He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
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Stuart has been coming to the facility each day, not to protest but to pray.
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Setting out before sunrise, Zhou spent an hour scrambling to the top of a rocky peak, praying that the elusive brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus) would show.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
The town of Canton is trying to move forward after the jury acquitted Karen Read of killing John O’Keefe, but division remains high as some say a new police chief won’t solve everything, and others pray for healing.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
Terrified families are now frantically calling one another, desperately seeking news and praying their loved ones are alive—and that the regime won’t take out its fury on them.
—Siamak Namazi, Time, 25 June 2025
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Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Setting out before sunrise, Zhou spent an hour scrambling to the top of a rocky peak, praying that the elusive brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus) would show.
—Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
The town of Canton is trying to move forward after the jury acquitted Karen Read of killing John O’Keefe, but division remains high as some say a new police chief won’t solve everything, and others pray for healing.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
Terrified families are now frantically calling one another, desperately seeking news and praying their loved ones are alive—and that the regime won’t take out its fury on them.
—Siamak Namazi, Time, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pray
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“Pray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pray. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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