How to Use gospel in a Sentence

gospel

noun
  • And the truth was that gospel music was his first love.
    Erika Mailman, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Maddi Koch loves to spread the gospel about a good movie.
    Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The score is bold and eclectic, with gospel, jazz, rock, blues, and punk.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week, 10 June 2023
  • Henry turned off that new gospel to leave purely the sound of the mitts.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Mahalia Jackson, the gospel singer, said, well, tell them about the dream.
    Nikole Killion, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Choosing the 10 best gospel albums of all time is tough.
    Arsenio Orteza, SPIN, 8 Feb. 2023
  • SiR’s music is at the cutting edge of soul and R&B, and is rooted in gospel.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2024
  • In our household rose a new gospel, a new church, a new Sinclair sect.
    Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • The gospel singer also used the occasion to announce the launch of her children’s book.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
  • His point isn’t to preach the gospel of Indian cuisine.
    Kim Severson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Bond ratings aren’t gospel, and Fitch could change its rating back to AAA in the future.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Polls cannot divine the future and should not be treated as gospel truth.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The festival kicks off June 16 with a gospel music night.
    Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
  • And there’s the irony of the fans who embraced his electric pivot now hating his gospel jams.
    Brady Gerber, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Couleé grew up in the church (her mother was a reverend), and performing in the gospel choir was an easy fit.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
  • In one of its later choruses, Williams is joined by a gospel choir.
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • This also will be the first time a gospel group will perform for a coronation.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Fusing gospel, soul, R&B and more, Lusk, a member of band Gabriels, took fans old and new to church during the midafternoon set.
    Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The beginnings of gospel can be traced to the specific cadence and tones of Black preaching.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Some scooters have weight limits: Treat them as gospel.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2023
  • Meanwhile, the player to be named later in the deal showed that all things Moneyball were not gospel.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and program begins at 5 p.m. with free dinner, snacks, games, movie, giveaways, and the gospel will be shared.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023
  • For years, Henrik Fisker has preached the gospel of selling EVs that people can afford.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Several local bands also will perform on the main stage and a gospel stage.
    Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
  • But more than anything, Letteriello wants to spread the gospel of the benefits of school gardens.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But these guidelines should not be taken as gospel, experts said.
    Melinda Wenner Moyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Everybody around us was singing gospel — the women hanging out the wash, the old men on the porches at night, everybody.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • My dad would listen to all kinds of music — Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, gospel.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Ivy won a second Grammy last year for best roots gospel album for The Urban Hymnal.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Blues, gospel, jazz, reggae, pop, R&B, rock and roll, everything.
    Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024

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