Examples of the Nativity in a Sentence
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Right now, a synagogue in Iran has been destroyed; the Church of the Nativity has been bombed, along with many ancient sites across Lebanon.
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Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026
The only portion that was completed during Gaudí's lifetime was the Nativity façade, which faces east to symbolize the rising sun and the birth of Christ.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Grand Island in 1994 and served as vicar general and pastor of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary before his 2021 appointment to Colorado Springs, according to the archdiocese.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
The Duomo of Milan, Milan Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy, on June 19, 2025.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
More than 120 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in the city, and among the casualties was a warehouse where the Nativity figures were stored.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Morning mass was held at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Thursday, a day after crowds of Palestinians and foreign tourists flocked onto Manger Square to attend celebrations for the first time since they were halted in solidarity with Palestinians suffering a two-year deadly war in Gaza.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June, Jimenez was watching as parishioners acted out the Nativity scene during a posada, a Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
Palestinian scouts march ahead of the Pizzaballa's arrival near the Church of the Nativity.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026
The only portion that was completed during Gaudí's lifetime was the Nativity façade, which faces east to symbolize the rising sun and the birth of Christ.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Grand Island in 1994 and served as vicar general and pastor of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary before his 2021 appointment to Colorado Springs, according to the archdiocese.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
The Duomo of Milan, Milan Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy, on June 19, 2025.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
More than 120 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in the city, and among the casualties was a warehouse where the Nativity figures were stored.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
Morning mass was held at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Thursday, a day after crowds of Palestinians and foreign tourists flocked onto Manger Square to attend celebrations for the first time since they were halted in solidarity with Palestinians suffering a two-year deadly war in Gaza.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June, Jimenez was watching as parishioners acted out the Nativity scene during a posada, a Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
Palestinian scouts march ahead of the Pizzaballa's arrival near the Church of the Nativity.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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“The Nativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Nativity. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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