prayed; praying; prays
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: to get or bring by praying
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: to make a request in a humble manner
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: to address God or a god with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving
Examples of pray in a Sentence
There's little else to do now but hope and pray.
The minister said, “Let us pray.”
He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.
He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
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In Argentina’s capital, a video showed a framed photograph of the pope at a Buenos Aires church on Saturday as worshippers attended a mass to pray for his health.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Many of them prayed that Roe v. Wade would be overturned.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Georgia and Georgia Tech fans should put aside the rivalries and pray for a Peach State sweep of March Madness this year.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
As the twister flipped their car onto its side, Romero recalled gripping Hart and praying aloud.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Many of them prayed that Roe v. Wade would be overturned.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Georgia and Georgia Tech fans should put aside the rivalries and pray for a Peach State sweep of March Madness this year.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
As the twister flipped their car onto its side, Romero recalled gripping Hart and praying aloud.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pray
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“Pray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pray. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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