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Recent Examples of nunnery
All four women are virgins and have joked about calling their home the nunnery.
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Skye Battles,
Wired News,
17 Apr. 2026
The property was once a 19th-century Catholic school and church campus, complete with a rectory and nunnery, and each room has a rotary phone and other touches of the not-so-distant past.
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Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
Monasteries and nunneries have long been oases of quiet contemplation in a world overrun by distractions.
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Avedis Hadjian,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2026
Instead, scenes of life at the nunnery are interspersed with childhood memories, usually involving her mother assisting people in need or her classmates mistreating vulnerable children.
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Nathaniel Moore
september 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nunnery
Skye Battles,
Wired News,
17 Apr. 2026
The property was once a 19th-century Catholic school and church campus, complete with a rectory and nunnery, and each room has a rotary phone and other touches of the not-so-distant past.
—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
Monasteries and nunneries have long been oases of quiet contemplation in a world overrun by distractions.
—
Avedis Hadjian,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2026
Instead, scenes of life at the nunnery are interspersed with childhood memories, usually involving her mother assisting people in need or her classmates mistreating vulnerable children.
—
Nathaniel Moore
september 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nunnery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nunnery
Noun
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Set in the 13th century amid a shift from Paganism to Christianity in Central Europe, the film tells the story of the virgin daughter of a feudal lord who gets kidnapped by marauders before she is set to join a convent.
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Most of the other nuns who entered the convent with her have died.
Noun
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Through centuries of upheaval the monastery endured as a living testament to Ukraine’s faith, culture, and history.
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From $1,724 Splendido Portofino, housed in a former Benedictine monastery, became a hot hotel for celebrities like Liz Taylor and Lauren Bacall in the 1950s and ’60s; Taylor’s favorite dish, a three-tomato sauce with spaghetti, is still on the menu.
Noun
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The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit.
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In Rome, Le Graal will open the city’s first private members’ club of its kind inside Palazzo Medici Clarelli on the historic Via Giulia, with 11 rooms and suites, two restaurants, a cloister lounge, American bar, speakeasy, cigar room, wine cellar, gym, and treatment rooms.
Noun
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To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.
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Unfortunately, the abbey fell into a state of disrepair for many years until Philippe Pascal and his family acquired the property in 2004 and upgraded not just the estate but the entire region’s standing.
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“Nunnery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nunnery. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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