Examples of the Virgin Mary in a Sentence
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Up-and-coming Milos has otherworldly beaches and the famed sea caves, Tinos is the site of a famous Church of the Virgin Mary, and the rustic Lesser Cyclades (Koufonisia, Donousa, Schinoussa, and Iraklia) are great for camping.
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Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Images of childbirth, especially those associated with the fundamental figures of Christianity, including the Virgin Mary, were generally sanitized.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The seeming miracle of her shortly thereafter becoming pregnant — a 21st-century answer to the Virgin Mary — quickly turns sinister, as Cecilia’s body and her faith both rapidly turn against her.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
The church was named after the Virgin Mary, specifically Our Lady of Victory.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2023
To add final zing to the proceedings, nine actresses portraying different incarnations of the Virgin Mary walking down the aisles and taking to the stage to dispel the devil.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
The final stop on this excursion is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary to view the small but significant icon created by the renowned painter, El Greco.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
His skin is blue, at once chilly but also the color of divine favor, from Hinduism’s Vishnu to Christianity’s mantle for the Virgin Mary.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
Two high voices — LACO features soprano Amanda Forsythe and countertenor John Holiday — intertwine with the orchestra turning this hymn to the Virgin Mary’s suffering into unutterable sweetness and treating death as life’s engenderment.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Images of childbirth, especially those associated with the fundamental figures of Christianity, including the Virgin Mary, were generally sanitized.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The seeming miracle of her shortly thereafter becoming pregnant — a 21st-century answer to the Virgin Mary — quickly turns sinister, as Cecilia’s body and her faith both rapidly turn against her.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024
The church was named after the Virgin Mary, specifically Our Lady of Victory.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2023
To add final zing to the proceedings, nine actresses portraying different incarnations of the Virgin Mary walking down the aisles and taking to the stage to dispel the devil.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2023
The final stop on this excursion is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary to view the small but significant icon created by the renowned painter, El Greco.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
His skin is blue, at once chilly but also the color of divine favor, from Hinduism’s Vishnu to Christianity’s mantle for the Virgin Mary.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
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“The Virgin Mary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Virgin%20Mary. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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