Examples of the Holy Land in a Sentence
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That the conflict is taking place in what’s known as the Holy Land, a region fraught with overlapping significance for multiple religions, complicates the situation.
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
The Balfour Declaration, as it became known, was part of a strategic British plan to take the Holy Land from Ottoman dominion.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
East Palestine was christened by nineteenth-century settlers who wished to evoke the Holy Land.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Gaza's people, including the small Christian community there, have been a source of constant concern for Francis, and Easter in the Holy Land overall was a somber affair this year given the war.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
To Jewish people fleeing the European persecution that culminated in the Holocaust, settling in the Holy Land felt like coming home, to a region with deep religious and historical significance.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
The extent of death and warfare in the region, considered the Holy Land for Jews, Muslims and Christians alike, has been staggering — and has hit close to home.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
But diplomatic efforts on issues of war and peace outside his control have met with little success, clearly frustrating a pontiff who has incessantly called for peace, especially in the Holy Land.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023
Both churches are following the example set by other churches across the Holy Land and are limiting Christmas festivities this year.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
The Balfour Declaration, as it became known, was part of a strategic British plan to take the Holy Land from Ottoman dominion.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
East Palestine was christened by nineteenth-century settlers who wished to evoke the Holy Land.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
Gaza's people, including the small Christian community there, have been a source of constant concern for Francis, and Easter in the Holy Land overall was a somber affair this year given the war.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
To Jewish people fleeing the European persecution that culminated in the Holocaust, settling in the Holy Land felt like coming home, to a region with deep religious and historical significance.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
The extent of death and warfare in the region, considered the Holy Land for Jews, Muslims and Christians alike, has been staggering — and has hit close to home.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
But diplomatic efforts on issues of war and peace outside his control have met with little success, clearly frustrating a pontiff who has incessantly called for peace, especially in the Holy Land.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023
Both churches are following the example set by other churches across the Holy Land and are limiting Christmas festivities this year.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
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“The Holy Land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Holy%20Land. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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