How to Use bible in a Sentence

bible

noun
  • The book is famous among foodies—it's the gourmet's bible.
  • The magazine is now considered the bible of the plastics industry.
  • She gave each of her grandchildren a Bible.
  • This is the Cave of Ascent, which Bill named in his bible.
    Dalene Rovenstine, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The result is the new bible of ’80s hard-rock and glam-metal.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2021
  • In the same room sit two bibles owned by the Bryan family.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The king then swore on the bible to uphold laws governed by the Church of England.
    Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • In 1990, Kate Moss posed in a pair for the Face magazine, a British alt-style bible.
    Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 6 Aug. 2021
  • During the service, Charles put his hand on the bible and took the coronation oath.
    Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
  • But, videos show Kavanaugh and Roberts both told each man to raise their right hand and did not mention the bible.
    Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Despite its heavy binding and gold-lined pages, her book is not a bible.
    Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appetit, 7 May 2018
  • The list, released in June 2017 issue of the magazine, is a bible of sorts for Texas meat eaters.
    Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 16 May 2018
  • In a backpack left at the scene, police found a copy of the Constitution and a bible.
    Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Debrett’s, Britain’s bible of all things etiquette, published a piece in 2023 on the new rules of cell phone use.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
  • There will be bibles, greeting cards, gifts, children’s books and more.
    Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The manifesto felt like a cross between a playbook and a bible.
    Katherine Goldstein, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
  • Used in this way, data ensures that your team is looking at the same bible.
    Cheryl Ragland, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • This section of the book isn’t intended to be a Thai wine-pairing bible.
    Gabe Ulla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Like something out of the bible, a second coming appears to be on the horizon.
    SI.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Haunted by Original Sin In the bible, nakedness is a source of shame.
    Annette Kämmerer, Scientific American, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Fowle was part of a tour group and was detained in mid-May after leaving a bible in a restaurant.
    CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Pro tip: Their wine selection is as thick as a bible and has by-the-bottle and glass options.
    Axios Charlotte Team, Axios, 19 July 2024
  • Candle sculptures line the lower part of the dome, like those on the menorah described in the bible, Campos said.
    James Carr, azcentral, 9 Feb. 2020
  • Sullivan has been a group leader for bible camp and Gospel Time, events that get younger kids involved in the church.
    Kenny Levine, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Other kids would miss mid-week bible study because of a sports practice.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2019
  • They were found tied up and had been tortured and beaten with bibles and wooden cudgels.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2020
  • In one image from the post, the pair are holding hands in front of an officiant reading from what looks like a bible.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
  • If guys want to focus on their basketball, their bodies and their bible, Auburn is a great place to come.
    James Crepea, AL.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • This tongue-in-cheek reference guide became my bible that first year.
    Lorraine Duffy Merkl, Town & Country, 8 Oct. 2015
  • During the aughts, Alexa Chung’s It book was practically the bible for millennials trying to channel their inner style icon.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024

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