How to Use synagogue in a Sentence

synagogue

noun
  • But a synagogue that's not open is not in use.
    Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This isn’t the first time the synagogue has burned.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Go ahead and shoot a synagogue.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • Today, the town has two large mosques and more than a dozen synagogues.
    Tim Craig, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
  • When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The roof of the synagogue had collapsed and most walls were destroyed.
    Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The donor tables will be spaced far from each other in the synagogue’s large hall.
    courant.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Police have fanned out to guard synagogues across the country.
    Alex Leff, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But all the children inside the synagogue’s school were safe.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The route took the men past a synagogue where a bat mitzvah was underway.
    Deborah Baker june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
  • The synagogue was closed at the time and no congregants were injured in the blaze.
    CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Alter wants people to live their faith outside the four walls of the synagogue.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2020
  • The shots aimed at the windows of synagogues are aimed at larger targets.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • The services will be livestreamed on the synagogue’s website.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The synagogue where the Siegels worshipped was among the temples burned to the ground.
    Ethan Sacks, NBC News, 13 July 2024
  • And in Arizona, a brick was thrown through a synagogue window.
    Jeff Pegues, CBS News, 21 May 2021
  • On the inside, work to rebuild the synagogue just began this week.
    Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Fox News has reached out to the synagogue near where the stabbing occurred but has not heard back.
    Fox News, 2 July 2021
  • At one point, a stranger stopped her to ask about a friend who attends the same synagogue as Rivka.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Members of his synagogue came together to mourn as the nation did the same; the grief was shared.
    Michael M. Phillips and Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Two Torahs stored in the synagogue’s library were destroyed.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Half was hidden in a safe under the bimah of a synagogue so that even the Germans could not find it.
    New York Times, 4 May 2022
  • Temple Emanu-El is one of the largest synagogues in the South.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Today, the doors of the synagogue are still locked, and a chain-link fence surrounds the property.
    Kris Maher, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2022
  • No person should feel unsafe while praying in a mosque, church, synagogue or temple.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • Many of those donating are current or past members of the synagogue.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The synagogue was already closed at the time of the shooting, Deutsch tweeted.
    Bloomberg.com, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The synagogue holds a school and early childhood center.
    CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Most synagogues now have security guards or are looking to hire one.
    Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The services were being livestreamed on the synagogue’s Facebook page for a time.
    sun-sentinel.com, 16 Jan. 2022

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