Examples of holy city in a Sentence
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Ben Mayor emphasized that like in previous years – and during all other religious holidays in the holy city – the Israeli police was beefing up its forces to maintain order and reduce the chances of terror.
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Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024
There was more anger at a funeral Wednesday in the holy city of Karbala for 17 other slain militiamen, attended by local politicians, religious leaders and members of the country’s military, where relatives emphasized the militiamen’s service to Iraq.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
Jerusalem, especially, was a source of contention: Israelis and Palestinians alike claimed the holy city as their capital.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
The streets of this holy city (the film was shot in and around Matera, Italy) bustle with action and teem with intergenerational families.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
Spontaneously, Arab Israelis in many Israeli cities rose up in solidarity with the Palestinians in Jerusalem, enabling Hamas to reconnect with Palestinians outside Gaza and present itself as the protector of the holy city.
—Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2023
Visitors pay homage to Kabir at a shrine in the holy city of Varanasi, where the poet grew up, and also at a tomb a few hours north in Maghar, said to hold the remains of the poet.
—Kalpana Jain, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
Fatemeh Sepehri, an Iranian women’s rights activist based in the holy city of Mashhad, appeared on a satellite television channel to harshly criticize the regime for killing protesters.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2022
Located in the holy city of Ayodhya in the electorally significant state of Uttar Pradesh, the temple’s interiors will be adorned with gold bars and artwork that celebrates India’s diversity, according to Nripendra Misra, chairman of the temple’s construction committee.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024
There was more anger at a funeral Wednesday in the holy city of Karbala for 17 other slain militiamen, attended by local politicians, religious leaders and members of the country’s military, where relatives emphasized the militiamen’s service to Iraq.
—Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
Jerusalem, especially, was a source of contention: Israelis and Palestinians alike claimed the holy city as their capital.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
The streets of this holy city (the film was shot in and around Matera, Italy) bustle with action and teem with intergenerational families.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
Spontaneously, Arab Israelis in many Israeli cities rose up in solidarity with the Palestinians in Jerusalem, enabling Hamas to reconnect with Palestinians outside Gaza and present itself as the protector of the holy city.
—Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2023
Visitors pay homage to Kabir at a shrine in the holy city of Varanasi, where the poet grew up, and also at a tomb a few hours north in Maghar, said to hold the remains of the poet.
—Kalpana Jain, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
Fatemeh Sepehri, an Iranian women’s rights activist based in the holy city of Mashhad, appeared on a satellite television channel to harshly criticize the regime for killing protesters.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2022
Located in the holy city of Ayodhya in the electorally significant state of Uttar Pradesh, the temple’s interiors will be adorned with gold bars and artwork that celebrates India’s diversity, according to Nripendra Misra, chairman of the temple’s construction committee.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
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“Holy city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20city. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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