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Recent Examples of saint
The young military leader who claimed to receive divine visions was honored as a saint in 1920.
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USA Today, 13 May 2026
This importance may derive from its antiquity, its role as a major pilgrimage site, its association with a saint or relic, or its historical or spiritual value.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
For decades, Cesar Chavez was a hero, an icon and by some accounts even a saint.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The Met Gala has seen Zendaya take the forms of Cinderella, a saint, and several personas in between.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
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USA Today, 13 May 2026
This importance may derive from its antiquity, its role as a major pilgrimage site, its association with a saint or relic, or its historical or spiritual value.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
For decades, Cesar Chavez was a hero, an icon and by some accounts even a saint.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The Met Gala has seen Zendaya take the forms of Cinderella, a saint, and several personas in between.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for saint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saint
Noun
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How many spells were cast, how many virgins were sacrificed, how many first-borns were murdered so that this could happen?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Among those acolytes is Lucien (Jérémy Gillet), a reedy, repressed young virgin who yearns to be part of the gay community but hasn’t the courage to come out to his domineering mother Christine (Elisabeth Wiener), who also just happens to be the country’s very right-wing health minister.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Noun
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In Wood’s ritzy dressing room worthy of Elizabeth Taylor, a cherub hangs overhead, while a leap of ceramic leopards prowls the lounge.—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
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With its polished English oak paneling and ornate Louis XIV-style wrought-iron balustrades presided over by a torch-wielding bronze cherub, the opulent atrium is remembered by historians as both the main thoroughfare and architectural crown jewel of the legendary liner.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Booted home a length and a quarter to the good by jockey Paco Lopez, this Chad Summers trained gray colt was no doubt the best on Maryland’s biggest day of racing.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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“Saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saint. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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