How to Use holy in a Sentence

holy

adjective

• The theme for the 2018 Met Gala connected the holy with the haute.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2022
• In the end, the man kicked and stood on the holy book outside of the Iraqi Embassy.
  — Abby Sewell, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• Most of the tourist shops around the holy sites are shuttered for lack of tourists.
  — NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023
• First glance may read like prices, but — holy cow! — that’s the weight in ounces of the steaks.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2021
• So for the love of all that is holy, back up those photos to the cloud.
  — Whitson Gordon, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
• Now that new shades are here, the mom of one may have to pick a new holy grail.
  — Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
• Look to a holy grail flat iron that can last you for years to come.
  — Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
• And then there's the holy grail: 1-2% that return 50x or more.
  — Melinda Elmborg, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
• The green world was strange, nothing holy, lots of space.
  — Jean Gallagher, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
• This is a holy grail of sorts among many craft-beer-drinkers.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 Dec. 2021
• One of the holy-grail dishes of the starter cook is the sheet-pan dinner.
  — Popular Science, 24 Nov. 2020
• The holy grail, in this story, is that which, at the end of the quest, heals the king’s seeping wound.
  — James Parker, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2022
• My face is smoother—and way less red—thanks to this holy grail.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 13 June 2024
• Then the thunder rolls as the river gods flip a holy switch in the sky.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
• Many tours will take you to the church and many holy sites nearby.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
• From the fit to the feel to the wash, there’s nothing quite like finding a pair of holy grail jeans.
  — Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
• For Sheila Grant, the fountain has been her holy grail.
  — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2020
• Oh, for the love of all that's holy, what in the hell is Connor B. wearing now?
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 June 2021
• Cash flow is king, and equity is the holy grail at the end of your quest.
  — Thomas Burgess, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
• The pages from Islam's holy book were seen scattered on the floor.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 14 Nov. 2021
• For many bore the name of James; but this one was holy from his mother's womb.
  — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
• There are beloved products, and then there are holy grails.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
• Crochets styles are a holy grail for last-minute styling.
  — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 22 June 2022
• Could this be the high-tech holy grail my melanin-rich skin had been waiting for?
  — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 June 2025
• In the city of Varanasi, teams had to find Hindu holy men, known as sadhus.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2021
• Yes, there are lots of jokes about the Virgin Mary and holy ghosting.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 May 2025
• Her blonde curls bob between rows of Ramadan bunting, as the yellow glow of the sun marks the first day of the holy month.
  — Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
• The smell of perspiration is holy, the sky couldn’t be more blue.
  — Jennifer Grotz, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022
• The indie singer-songwriter has holy pipes and a way with words that can entrance all ages.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
• Not fiction this time, but real life, unfolding beneath the hot, holy sun of the Big Easy.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025