the Sabbath
noun
: a weekly day of rest and solemn worship that is observed on Sunday by most Christians and on Saturday (from Friday evening to Saturday evening) by Jews and some Christians
Our family keeps/observes the Sabbath and.
We are careful not to break the Sabbath.
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Since takeoff was slated for Saturday, a few group members chose to stay back to observe the Sabbath.
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
How does this proprietor get around the biblical truth to make more money on the Sabbath?
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Christopher Brown did favors for the Orthodox rabbi across the street, who needed someone to turn on electrical devices during the Sabbath or Jewish holidays.
—John Leland, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Applebaum ran a clinic, Terem, that provided urgent care in an ultra-Orthodox community; Qasem Hassan started working there on Saturdays, when Jewish staff observed the Sabbath.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
How does this proprietor get around the biblical truth to make more money on the Sabbath?
—Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Christopher Brown did favors for the Orthodox rabbi across the street, who needed someone to turn on electrical devices during the Sabbath or Jewish holidays.
—John Leland, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Applebaum ran a clinic, Terem, that provided urgent care in an ultra-Orthodox community; Qasem Hassan started working there on Saturdays, when Jewish staff observed the Sabbath.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Sabbath
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“The Sabbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Sabbath. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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