How to Use altar in a Sentence

altar

noun

• The relics of five saints were placed and sealed within the altar.
  — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
• Maybe a few more hours worshiping at the altar of British automaking would do the trick.
  — Fortune, 22 Jan. 2022
• There are beautiful horns in the background that make this feel more like a church altar confessional rather than merely just a song.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2024
• The building's 300-foot spire, main altar, the oak roof, and more were among the historical losses in the blaze.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2024
• Many took pictures and selfies in front of the altar, the baptistery and vibrant rose windows, their joy mingling with reverence.
  — Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
• The groom was tearfully sharing heartfelt vows to his bride at the altar in front of 145 wedding guests when the incident happened.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
• Speaking of that symbol, the finale also revealed that Taissa has been hiding an altar of her own in her basement, complete with the head of her family dog.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2022
• In the altar’s photos, Maria Angelica is in a fuchsia frock, celebrating her quinceañera.
  — Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 1 Feb. 2022
• Roswell home, a commemorative altar is taking shape, a cornerstone component of Day of the Dead.
  — Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 1 Feb. 2022
• These altars are decorated with cempasúchil flowers, which guide the souls with their aroma, as well as candles, favorite foods of the deceased, and other personal objects.
  — Arath Zumaya Muñoz, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
• Three days later, arrayed in the brightly dyed linens and jewels of her predecessor, Fredegund stood at the altar, smiling up at Chilperic.
  — Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022
• Wearing a gown by Galia Lahav and a crystal headpiece, the beauty walked down an aisle and altar covered in mirrors in the Florida sunshine to her groom.
  — Essence, 5 Jan. 2022
• Empathy, too, for husbands and fathers like Iman, sacrificing their families on the altar of an unjust regime; the unyielding grip of the patriarchy is their tragedy, too.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
• Guests took their seats, and the couple walked to the altar.
  — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 14 July 2023
• To me, those tiny altars were the pilot lights of our house.
  — Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
• Fame trumps all, and the media fawn and favor at the altar.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
• Make sure to cleanse the altar with sage or sweetgrass.
  — Nena Farrell, Sunset Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
• And what’s the deal with Taissa’s out-of-body episodes and creepy altar in the basement?
  — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
• Standing hand in hand at the altar, my heart skipped a beat.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
• As a girl, I was not allowed to serve at Mass, to set foot on the altar.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
• The orb will be placed in King Charles' right hand before its placed at the altar.
  — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
• Does that open the door wider for Skydance to get Paramount to the altar?
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 May 2024
• The bride met the groom at the altar wearing a Monique Lhuillier dress and bolero.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
• The former couple were one of the few matches from the show who made it down the altar.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
• The relics will be displayed on a table in the center aisle near the altar.
  — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
• Wipe down the altar and the items on it before placing them back.
  — Zayda Rivera, Parents, 2 July 2024
• An old man in a driving hat takes a seat by the altar, leans over, and ties his shoes.
  — Anna Deforest, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
• This is Williams’ fourth time at the altar, about a year and a half after the death of his third wife, Mary Jane Thomas.
  — al, 12 Sep. 2023
• It is then placed on the altar before the moment of crowning.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 May 2023
• Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are headed to the altar!
  — Melody Chiu, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024