How to Use saint in a Sentence
saint
noun- The salesperson was a saint for putting up with them.
- He was declared a saint in the fifth century.
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The dead body of a young saint.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
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All Saints’ soup kitchen was born.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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He was then named a saint after his death.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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This is not to make a saint out of Castro.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
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Saints challenged Williams as well.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
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The saint’s own name is spelled Aðeluuoldus.
—Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
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My mother is a saint sent from heaven.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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But not a saint in terms of being chaste and pure and sexless.
—Abby Diamond, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2022
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But the duo’s rift would grow as Page hit a splash on Saints.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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The days would be named for aspects of rural life rather than for saints.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
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The Bears backed in at 8-8 and lost to the Saints.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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But Saints got his revenge shot later in the match.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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The lives of the saints to me are kind of like horrible fables.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
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So much more than the Americana saint he was seen as at the end.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
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Four years ago, the Church canonized him as a saint.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
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Neither one was a doormat; neither one was a saint.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
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And my grandmother, who was like a saint, never said that to me.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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Gefre was a staple of Saints’ baseball games from the start.
—Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 19 June 2026
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Saints showed off with his rope-walk into a flying forearm.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
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Saints even broke out a high-angled driver, but only got a two count.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
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As a result, the Saints have broken open close games in one short burst.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
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Highsmith saw him as an egotist who doesn’t disagree when friends call him a saint.
—Amy Nicholson, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
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Its sprawling cave system holds the relics of dozens of saints revered by both churches.
—CBS News, 15 June 2026
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She was sometimes described, with only some irony, as a saint, her fans as a cult.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2022
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Young’s play would be the lone highlight for the Saints’ defense in the first half.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
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But Karenin can only be a saint in a world with no other people.
—Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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Religion at its worst can be a tool to divide — the saints and the sinners.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
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But nobody is just strong and ferocious, and nobody is just a saint.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
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