How to Use baptism in a Sentence
baptism
noun- He received the sacrament of baptism as an infant.
- There were over 100 baptisms at our church last year.
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That night was like a baptism in the blues and rock and roll.
—Ron Hart, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2023
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The lines just beg to be echoed by a crowd in some baptism of sweat and cheap beer.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2021
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Training breaks a child’s will, and the first kill is a kind of baptism.
—Anna Diamond, The Atlantic, 23 June 2017
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The effect was a crowning and a baptism at the same time.
—Brooklyn White, Essence, 20 June 2023
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There’s no harm in doing the baptism and taking the cash for the good of your child.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
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And, lucky me, the next frigid baptism would be before dawn in four days.
—Tim Folger, National Geographic, 17 Nov. 2020
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The baptism, the statement says, took place in Seine-et-Marne but does not say when.
—Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 26 June 2018
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Nicky was charged with soaking the place of his baptism, the Windmill Chapel.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Tim, by this time very sick from AIDS, showed up at court for the adoption, and at church for the baptism.
—Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Oct. 2021
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One pastor prayed with her and signed her up for a baptism.
—Kitra Cahana, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
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Make sure the money is in the account before the baptism takes place.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
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And just like that, Hood's baptism was not valid, according to the church.
—Amy Simonson, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022
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To celebrate, the crew stage a frosty mock baptism for the guests... led by the sea god Neptune.
—smithsonianmag.com, 30 Sep. 2017
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To celebrate, the crew stage a frosty mock baptism for the guests... led by the sea god Neptune.
—smithsonianmag.com, 5 May 2017
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This is a movie in which the de-rigueur baptism scene is of the preacher himself being dunked to sober up.
—Author: Ann Hornaday, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2018
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The Chapel Royal was where the Duchess of Sussex had her own baptism ahead of her nuptials.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2019
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As with so many hunters, my baptism was by squirrel blood.
—Johnny Carrol Sain, Outdoor Life, 27 Oct. 2020
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For 3 months Xavier and his sister and I have been discussing baptism.
—Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 15 Jan. 2021
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After the baptism, his curly hair wet and cold like an animal caught out in the snow.
—Athena Nassar, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2023
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During her visit to the country, the queen spent time visiting the holy site of the baptism of Christ.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Glamour, 15 June 2023
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And one of the references was, in fact, that baptism scene from The Godfather.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 June 2022
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Or all the players that were getting their Big 12 baptism.
—Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2022
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At the baptism, Ellen and I would have to have water poured on our long hair, like a couple of idiots.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Eagles players even held baptisms in the team’s cold tub and at a hotel pool.
—David French, National Review, 6 Feb. 2018
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Villanelle’s baptism at the start of this season came as a surprise.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 7 Mar. 2022
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This day was like, six and a half baptisms, except worse, because Ted Cruz talked.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2018
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The length of the Lenten season was inspired by the 40 days that Jesus Christ spent in the desert following His baptism.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
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His duties range from preparing and preaching scriptures as well as other pastoral care to the usual mix of funerals, weddings and baptism.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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