How to Use come-to-Jesus moment in a Sentence

come-to-Jesus moment

noun
  • What accounts for Idol’s come-to-Jesus moment?
    Zach Schonfeld, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Oh, and Kylo Ren has a come-to-Jesus moment, turns to the light side of the Force, and falls in love with Rey, because… who knows.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Their energy is heavy and combative, so much so with Shamea that Cynthia tries to orchestrate a come-to-Jesus moment at Lake Bailey.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • On the way to said party, Liam’s friends Jackson and Kendall are having a come-to-Jesus moment with him about the Ariana situation, which is looking worse and worse by the minute.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • My mother’s parking lot come-to-Jesus moment and subsequent Evangelical faith translated to an aversion to He-Man and The Smurfs (an episode featuring Smurfette and a Voodoo doll put the nail in that one).
    Adam Verner september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025

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