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Recent Examples of hymn
Noun
Their journey continued to Caen and the Normandy region, and included a visit to the beaches and to the Normandy American Cemetery to sing our national anthem and hymns, and also to lay a wreath. Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025 The garden ceremony began with everyone standing and singing a hymn together, which was led by DeLuzio's pastor from Florida. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
His own work reflects a lifelong love of reading in many genres, and his books brim with the testimonies of poets, artists, and mystics who hymn the delights of sentience. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023 Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound. Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 17 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for hymn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hymn
Noun
  • Kahan, known for his raw anthems, offers more insight into the inner workings of his heart in his lyrics than in public comments.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • From crunk anthems to clean eating and calm vibes, Lil Jon continues to redefine himself.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a June 2018 Instagram birthday tribute to the drummer, the 16 Wishes actress shared some details into their first date.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One fellow-freestyler praised her ingenuity but said that, in a creative category with many strong contenders, her victory was a bit disappointing.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Reviewers praise its atmospheric setting and rich world-building, but some criticised its punishing difficulty.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kretzmer-Seed felt strongly about the inclusion of psalms from the Hallel service as well as a Spanish-Portuguese prayer for those in captivity, which was originally written for victims of the Spanish Inquisition.
    Marla Brown Fogelman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
  • We're bound by the same beliefs, the same psalms, and the same sacred pursuit of liberty.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Of the 52 citations issued, 30 were given to people who were not wearing seat belts.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The child was taken to the hospital for medical treatment and is currently in the pediatric intensive care unit with bilateral skull fractures and subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhages, according to the arrest citation.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dozens of family, friends and coworkers gathered for a vigil outside of Broadbelt’s Miami Gardens home to celebrate her life and comfort each other with food and prayer.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Photos released by state media showed Kim pinning commendation badges on soldiers’ uniforms as well as on photo frames of deceased soldiers hung on a wall.
    Stella Kim, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Participants who scored in the top fifteen per cent of all five tests got a Presidential commendation.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If instead the corporation digs in, further empowering the unwitting wreckers and saboteurs — well, bless their hearts.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • God bless, and God save the wrist.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Hymn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hymn. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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