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Recent Examples of saint
Who among us, faced with a life of shame and rejection, could endure it like a saint and not a villain?
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Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Looming over the photo was a statue of La Santa Muerte, known among law enforcement as a saint invoked to protect criminal acts.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
An Italian boy who died at age fifteen in 2006 becomes the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Today's talkers Meet the first millennial saint.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Looming over the photo was a statue of La Santa Muerte, known among law enforcement as a saint invoked to protect criminal acts.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
An Italian boy who died at age fifteen in 2006 becomes the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Today's talkers Meet the first millennial saint.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for saint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saint
Noun
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According to Castro, nuns, who were supposed to be professional virgins—no Duke of Monmouth for them—could try bloodletting or enemas for a cure.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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Shin Soon-ae died a virgin and believes her unfinished ghost business is to get laid.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Out went the restrained décor of previous administrations; in came gilt cherubs, Rococo mirrors, and medallions gleaming with theatrical flair.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
3 Aug. 2025
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Trump has also made significant decorative changes to the Oval Office, incorporating gold accents, cherubs and other ornate touches, and has installed large flagpoles to display American flags on both the north and south lawns.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The Del Mar Futurity, at 7 furlongs, also revolves around Baffert, whose colts have won the past four runnings and 18 of the past 29, dominance that began with Silver Charm winning the Futurity in a mild upset to jumpstart his journey to victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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The big colt was runner-up to Skippylongstocking in the G2 Gold Cup at Santa Anita and could factor underneath at a price.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saint. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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