How to Use nativity in a Sentence

nativity

noun
  • The live nativity will take place between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., on the front lawn.
    courant.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The story of the nativity is actually a blend of both the gospels of Luke and Matthew.
    smithsonianmag.com, 2 May 2017
  • The story of the nativity is actually a blend of both the gospels of Luke and Matthew.
    smithsonianmag.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Winfrey says of the film, which delivers a fun retelling of the nativity for kids.
    Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Its Christmas shop will be open during the dinner, and at 6 p.m. a live nativity scene will take place in front of the church.
    Janet Kusterer, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • The church will also feature a live nativity in front of the building.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The Comfy Hour nativity scene captures the essence of the season.
    Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • In 1987, he was pictured dressed up as a red and green elf heading to his own nativity show.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2022
  • But the first gospel Matthew doesn’t have the nativity or the resurrection.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2017
  • After the service, the Smiths walked over to a nearby nativity scene to pose for a photo.
    Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Dec. 2017
  • There’s even a nativity scene next to the heated pool outside.
    Ann W. Schmidt, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2020
  • At the end of the day, there's no wrong way to depict the nativity scene over the holidays, and there are tons of gorgeous (and affordable) ways to do so.
    Kristen Adaway, Woman's Day, 24 July 2022
  • The church has arranged to bring in farm animals for a live nativity.
    Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The fundraisers will help build a new stand for the Town of Bethlehem nativity scene and recondition the lights along the outdoor Way of the Cross.
    cleveland, 5 June 2020
  • Many of my memories are like this: A single scene, a tableau as still and bounded as a nativity.
    Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The soft blue house in West Grove Village offers the real sense of Christmas with angels and a nativity scene.
    cleveland, 23 Dec. 2019
  • A few years back the Mungers installed a life-size nativity overlooking their 65-foot pool.
    Emily Nonko, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Prince Harry was also spotted en route to his nativity in the 1980s.
    Olivia Blair, Cosmopolitan, 8 Dec. 2017
  • And for two hours each night, Dec. 11-13, the living Nativity offered its own special gifts to the people who came to watch and listen to the story of Christmas.
    NOLA.com, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Mangan said there also used to be a live nativity scene.
    Linda Gandee, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2020
  • The team first scanned the life-sized sculptures in the Cathedral Square nativity before making a digital model of the scene.
    Deutsche Welle, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Find a life-size nativity, a North Pole village and a sleigh that’s perfect for festive photo ops.
    Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The box holding the nativity scene spent the year in the back of a closet, its figurines swathed in yellowed pages of newspaper, waiting to be pulled out on Christmas Eve.
    Diana Butler Bass, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2017
  • Prices are also great, too, with boxed options like this nativity scene card costing less than $1 per card.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The question of nativity, of who is an American, an Illinoisan, is something to think about in this birthday year.
    Paul Sassone, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • There, guests can walk through the streets and see a near life-size Fontanini nativity character replicating the one at the Vatican.
    Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Francis unveiled a statue of the newborn Jesus lying in a nativity scene at the foot of the altar Tuesday.
    USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2019
  • Prince Harry got in the Christmas spirit by dressing up in a red and green ensemble for his school's nativity play.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The live nativity will take place just before the Winterfest Light Parade.
    courant.com, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Travelers can find twinkly lights and nativity scenes just about everywhere, along with a number of Christmas markets in places like Lisbon and Porto.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2023

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