How to Use pray in a Sentence

pray

verb

• He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.
• There's little else to do now but hope and pray.
• He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
• Is the demon in Annabelle the same Ram that the cult prays to?
  — Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
• Put a name on the list and hope and pray that name makes it to the top.
  — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2021
• The family bowed their heads, made the sign of the cross and prayed.
  — Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
• On the other, pick 18th and pray for a draft-day steal.
  — Robert Charles, Chron, 23 June 2021
• Please pray for the victims and for the truth to be revealed.
  — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 8 Dec. 2021
• There are funds out there that are more spray and pray.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2022
• In this case, TCU doesn’t have to pray but rather just pay.
  — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2025
• You are allowed to cry, to pray, to feel like a part of you is gone.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
• And to pray about that and let their own conscience guide them.
  — Fox News, 27 Sep. 2022
• Or at least that is what those of us who are his friends pray for.
  — Paul A. Gigot, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
• Please pray this prayer that all our names of God may guide us on.
  — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
• Smith said Mingo prayed with him on the night his son died.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 July 2023
• The pastor asked us to bow our heads and pray to Jesus.
  — Linda K. Wertheimer, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022
• The Indigenous scouts prayed to the spirits of the forest.
  — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
• Just kind of told me to share a little word with him, pray with him.
  — Mike Rodak | [email protected], al, 17 Jan. 2023
• His son dropped to his knees to pray that God spare his father.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
• The crowd prayed, sang songs and marched with signs bearing the 20-year-old’s picture.
  — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
• Ramirez also huddled the asylum seekers in the front of the church to pray.
  — The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
• Many of them prayed that Roe v. Wade would be overturned.
  — Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
• John Lewis prayed with him, Jesse Jackson talked to him.
  — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023
• Inside, the mothers sat in the first row while the priest asked those gathered to pray.
  — Christopher Sherman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022
• So on the last week of prom one recent Saturday morning, the pair were praying for a good day.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
• Someone needs to pray with the adults.
  — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 7 June 2026
• Higginbotham expressed gratitude for all those who helped search for her son, showed support or prayed for their family.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 6 June 2026
• Dave Fiji prayed for two days straight to stave off the rain forecast for the night of his wedding.
  — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
• One person watching practice read the Lord’s Prayer to his viewers, praying for good health for the players.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
• As sportsbooks brace for the storm, Knicks fans pray for reign.
  — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 3 June 2026