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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The restaurant, which opened in February 2025 and is closed on Fridays and Saturdays in honor of the Sabbath, reinvents classic kosher cuisine with rich flavors and a fierce farm-to-table mentality.
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Connie Ogle
updated May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
The family keeps kosher, observes the Sabbath and attends synagogue.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
After Freud’s death, Bernays went back to the synagogue and back to lighting candles on the Sabbath.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
The islands are home to a very conservative branch of Calvinism which believes deeply in the Sabbath.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Connie Ogle
updated May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
The family keeps kosher, observes the Sabbath and attends synagogue.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
After Freud’s death, Bernays went back to the synagogue and back to lighting candles on the Sabbath.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
The islands are home to a very conservative branch of Calvinism which believes deeply in the Sabbath.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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 5 Jun. 2026.
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