How to Use communion in a Sentence

communion

noun
  • She went to the front of the church for Communion.
  • Past life recall and communion with the spirit world can be vivid and meaningful today.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2020
  • The communion line was in the side aisles, instead of in the middle aisle, so people were less likely to interact.
    Ian McKenzie, Cincinnati.com, 25 May 2020
  • Geisterspiele as a term captures the sense that the communion kindled by live sports in a past life cannot fully exist in this one.
    Danny Chau, The Atlantic, 20 May 2020
  • Her parents took communion on the floor on Easter Sunday in the living room.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Sloan recommended using bread, but not wine, in communion.
    al, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The connection, communion and energy that happens at a live show can never be replaced.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 30 July 2020
  • As communion was received, the waft of burning incense filled the air, palpable even through the face masks worn to protect from the ongoing threat of the coronavirus.
    Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2020
  • The morning is full of small moments like that—hardly life changing, but, taken together, evocative of real human communion.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 12 May 2020
  • Eucharistic ministers were being trained to visit the congregation in the pews instead of in the traditional communion line.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 20 May 2020
  • As the virus spread in Wisconsin, faith groups stopped handshakes and sharing the communion cup, eventually switching to online and drive-up services under the stay-at-home order.
    Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2020
  • The church has for about 15 years had the grapes bottled for communion wine.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Sharing communion is, even more than in the old days, a leap of faith.
    Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The glossy leaves catch the light, and suddenly, the wearer is in communion with the world around them.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
  • Indeed, the old abbey has long served as a place of communion.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The wheat was grown to provide flour for communion wafers.
    Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2022
  • But with the passage of time and the communion of close friends, pleasure can and will return.
    Rachel Zarrow, Bon Appétit, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The priest led Mass unmasked, but donned one to give communion.
    Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The head of a Catholic school learns that a student had been drinking communion wine.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The idea is that humans used to use pumpkins for Halloween, a time of communion with the dead.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • And with a lot of actors, for they, too, are eager for that kind of communion.
    Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The Aztec’s communion was a stew of human flesh and squash blossoms.
    Sam Kriss, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The Aztec’s communion was a stew of human flesh and squash blossoms.
    Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The grand reverie of trans-faith communion was no more, and religion now seemed to bring the sword more than peace.
    Matthew Sitman, The New Republic, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The bishops didn’t call for all Catholics who share Biden’s views to be denied communion.
    Patrick Whelan, The New Republic, 21 June 2021
  • An urban legend about a girl in a communion dress brought to the big screen in this revenge thriller.
    Emilio Mayorga, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022
  • To join the crowds and gently spread black oil on a stranger’s cheek — these moments of communion are the ethos of Carnival.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The loaf of communion bread, broken into pieces and served on trays, was enough to suffice.
    Greg Garrison | , al, 7 May 2023
  • The great thing about dining at sushi counters, beyond close communion with the chef, is the conversations that often spark between customers about all kinds of restaurants.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
  • That communion between musician and instrument, songwriter and song, is at the movie’s core.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024

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