preached; preaching; preaches
1
: to deliver a sermon
2
: to urge acceptance or abandonment of an idea or course of action
specifically
: to exhort in an officious or tiresome manner
1
: to set forth in a sermon
preach the gospel
2
: to advocate earnestly
preached revolution
3
: to deliver (something, such as a sermon) publicly
4
: to bring, put, or affect by preaching
preached the … church out of debt—
Amer. Guide Series: Va.
Amer. Guide Series: Va.
Examples of preach in a Sentence
Have you ever heard that minister preach?
The minister preached to the congregation about the need for tolerance.
His followers listened to him preach the gospel.
The priest preached a regular sermon that Sunday.
Their mother has always preached the value of a good education.
Practice what you preach—don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.
The mayor continues to preach about the need for patience.
I don't like being preached at about how I should live my life.
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Óscar Romero, the Roman Catholic archbishop of San Salvador, preached radio sermons criticizing the government and army for violence and oppression of the poor in El Salvador during a national civil war.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The style of ball Carroll preached about deploying Monday through Saturday was no longer translating to the field on Sundays.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
From the top down, preach the importance of protecting your time away from work and not letting the two overlap.
—Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But something about seeing its listeners, the choir to which Crooked preached, unsettled me.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
The style of ball Carroll preached about deploying Monday through Saturday was no longer translating to the field on Sundays.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
From the top down, preach the importance of protecting your time away from work and not letting the two overlap.
—Dr. Eric George, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But something about seeing its listeners, the choir to which Crooked preached, unsettled me.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Preach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preach. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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