preached; preaching; preaches
1
: to deliver a sermon
2
: to urge acceptance or abandonment of an idea or course of action
specifically
: to exhort in an officious or tiresome manner
1
: to set forth in a sermon
preach the gospel
2
: to advocate earnestly
preached revolution
My mother always preached the value/virtue of a good education.
3
: to deliver (something, such as a sermon) publicly
4
: to bring, put, or affect by preaching
… preached the … Church out of debt …—
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Examples of preach in a Sentence
Have you ever heard that minister preach?
The minister preached to the congregation about the need for tolerance.
His followers listened to him preach the gospel.
The priest preached a regular sermon that Sunday.
Their mother has always preached the value of a good education.
Practice what you preach—don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.
The mayor continues to preach about the need for patience.
I don't like being preached at about how I should live my life.
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Goalie coaches constantly preach this fundamental because simply leading with your eyes and staying on top of the puck leads your body into good positions and squares you up to the release.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Talk is talk, and the field would prove what values Florida actually preaches.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
During a weekend swing through West Texas last month, Talarico dropped off the trail long enough to preach at Lubbock’s Covenant Presbyterian, where the faithful hung on every word of his 10-minute sermon.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
The most famous fatwa was issued by Ibn Taymiyyah, a fierce Sunni jurist of the fourteenth century, who preached a rigid interpretation of the Quran and strict adherence to the cultural habits of the great deserts of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Talk is talk, and the field would prove what values Florida actually preaches.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
During a weekend swing through West Texas last month, Talarico dropped off the trail long enough to preach at Lubbock’s Covenant Presbyterian, where the faithful hung on every word of his 10-minute sermon.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
The most famous fatwa was issued by Ibn Taymiyyah, a fierce Sunni jurist of the fourteenth century, who preached a rigid interpretation of the Quran and strict adherence to the cultural habits of the great deserts of the Arabian Peninsula.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Preach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preach. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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