saint

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Recent Examples of saint Heavily inspired by Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s 1652 sculpture, The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, depicting an angel piercing the saint’s heart—Your soul woke up in flames from a spear by an angel. Tina Eves, SPIN, 13 July 2026 Canonization is the process through which a deceased individual may become a saint, or is confirmed through an extensive research process to be in heaven. Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026 No category of paraphernalia was more popular than Lionel Messi gear-- from jerseys, to jumbo foam Messi heads to at least one cape depicting the Argentinian player as a saint. Matias Ocner, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 On the facing page was Gompers’s block print/line drawing of the Tibetan saint and poet Milarepa sitting in a lotus position, a Sierra cup at his feet, and a Campingaz Bleuet stove resting on a boulder. Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for saint
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Noun
  • It was aged for about three decades in ex-bourbon barrels, and then finished in four different cask types for three to six years—virgin Japanese mizunara oak, American virgin oak, Oloroso sherry, and Pedro Ximénez sherry.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
  • Erotic Teen Fan Fiction Movie By Morgan Lehmann A teen virgin writing erotic fiction online must collaborate with her school’s promiscuous quarterback when asked to write about her nonexistent love life for a publisher.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Owls, bats and dragons drawn from Chinese mythology seem suspended inside transparent spheres, while cherub-like children run in circles.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Gordon is cherub-faced, with low affect, speaks in a laconic and analytic style, and has a wry and elusive smile.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • The Derby’s question is quite often decided by whichever colt or filly has the racing focus and the strength not to succumb to his or her ambient freak-out.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Six days after winning his first race in nearly a year, the multiple Grade 1-stakes-winning colt Journalism has been retired.
    Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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“Saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saint. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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