How to Use communion in a Sentence
communion
noun- She went to the front of the church for Communion.
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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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