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Recent Examples of nunneryThe ruins of the Iona nunnery were visible from one window of the hall.—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 She was then remanded in a nunnery, given a derisory sentence — less than two years in jail — before being released with a presidential pardon.—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024 Sarah Snook at Critics Choice: C- Is this the uniform of a strict headmistress of a nunnery?—Alex Badia, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024 The entrepreneur is told to either get thee to a nunnery (with apologies to Hamlet) or get thee to a mentor.—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nunnery
Upon arrival, the women were typically brought to live in the convents.
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Ann Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
The sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 15th century and the previous Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s.
Curious newbies can sign up for the monastery’s Beginning Instruction sessions every other Sunday and on the second Wednesday of each month, or participate in a weekend retreat.
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AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
9 July 2025
Other cultural experiences include Buddhist monasteries in the Himalayas and ancient temples in central forests.
According to People, the couple hosted a welcome party for their guests in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church on the Thursday night ahead of their wedding day.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
The wedding festivities kicked off on Thursday, June 27, with a welcome party, held in a closed cloister adjacent to the Madonna dell'Orto church.
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