How to Use religion in a Sentence

religion

noun
  • Food is religion in this house.
  • Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis.
  • Politics are a religion to him.
  • Shinto is a religion that is unique to Japan.
  • Where I live, high school football is religion.
  • Hockey is a religion in Canada.
  • There are many religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
  • The care of lawns and gardens is a sort of civic religion.
    Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Whether religion played a role in the treatment of the children.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • This agency is putting its own view on religion above the needs of its kids.
    Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The makers of religion can stretch the bounds of credulity in the name of a higher purpose.
    Dominic Green, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In the Sikh religion men are required to wear the turban.
    CBS News, 11 May 2018
  • What is the role of religion in the life of the Colbert family?
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Lots of people cry because the club is like a religion to them.
    Mike Berardino, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2019
  • What are the rules of the world of the universe? Where does religion play into this?
    Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Dec. 2018
  • Officials said the victims were of the same race and religion.
    Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Is religion a valid reason to not wear masks at school?
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Speed hopes that more research will be done about the question of religion and health.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
  • When a celebrity dies, his or her religion is rarely a big part of the story.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The former has roots in religion while the latter was coined by an astrologer.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • There’s a lot of humor in the depiction of religion here as well.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Tyson has said religion in the workplace has been good for business.
    Yec, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Some critics of the court wondered if the difference was one of race and religion.
    Robert Barnes, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
  • But students kept asking for the songs of that old-time religion.
    Jim Schaefer, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2020
  • And this isn't about religion, so please don't try that banana in the tailpipe trick.
    Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 5 May 2021
  • Yet, a part of me painfully recognizes how strong the hold of religion can be.
    Candice Benbow, Essence, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The poverty and religion issues didn't hold her back too much.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Two months after the tragedy, Scott turned to religion.
    Kirsi-Marja Hayrinen-Beschloss, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Christian students in the crowd were adamant that this was not what their religion preaches.
    Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Some people turn to religion; some turn to the self-help section of the App store.
    refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2021

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