How to Use the faithful in a Sentence

the faithful

noun
  • In grimmer days, the knees of the faithful would be bloody and bruised.
    Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Whose death would cause the most confusion among the faithful?
    Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The Lebanese militant movement put on a play to stir the faithful.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In the back, the faithful were standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
    Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • There, in a manger — a feed trough for animals — Mary gives birth to the child who the faithful believe is the son of God.
    Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • From the players on the field to the coaches on the sideline to the faithful in the stands, everyone will be tuned in, eager to see how this goes.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
  • From sunrise to sunset, the faithful abstain from food and drink and focus on prayer.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The fasting is aimed at bringing the faithful closer to God and reminding them of the suffering of the poor.
    Niniek Karmini, ajc, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Easter celebrates the day in which the faithful believe Jesus rose from the dead.
    Alvise Armellini, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Yet in what would be the final half of Lions football played in Detroit this season, the faithful came out in a strong way.
    Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
  • In other words, plenty of the faithful go for smaller panels and a chance to show off their best cosplay.
    Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2023
  • People, however, were curious, and the dean charged the faithful to see it.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • There are prayer rooms in restaurants, in airports and in many other places for the faithful to gather. 2. Driving.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • The sanctuary had a courtyard which would have been used to welcome the faithful to the place of worship, according to the release.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
  • Peter and Paul allows the faithful to bring religious items, such as rosaries, that can be carefully touched to the relics.
    Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • Francis did preside over the Holy Thursday ritual of washing the feet of the faithful at a women’s prison in Rome.
    Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • According to Islam, fasting draws the faithful closer to God and reminds them of the suffering of the poor.
    Jack Jeffery, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • And few places are more emblematic of the fervor with which the faithful guard their traditions.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • As a student annotates a book for study, the faithful mark up their copies of Scripture, noting passages that speak to them.
    Nicholas Tomaino, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, a shady park near the beloved church has become as a gathering spot for the faithful, Verrengia said.
    Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • Victor, a nonbeliever among the faithful in this story built around the theme of choice, is not wrong to use a military metaphor.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • No doubt Trump’s fans, sucking up the distortions fed to the faithful, will whine to high heaven about how their hero was railroaded.
    Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
  • The practice offers the faithful a way of uniting themselves with Jesus, the archdiocese wrote.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Intimate conversations take place in the house, but Goold can also cram a whole bunch of people in it, like the members of the lodge or the faithful at the midnight Mass.
    Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Whether sacred or secular, certain Black voices call for the faithful to raise Biden up.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
  • Back at Templo Santa Muerte, the faithful are getting ready to honor the deity on Aug. 13.
    Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • Such letters are frequently used to direct the faithful.
    David Campbell, The Conversation, 11 July 2023
  • The synod, as it is known, is a priority of Pope Francis, reflecting his vision of a church that is more about the faithful rank-and-file than its priests.
    Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
  • The litigation is little known among the faithful, but a handful of people aware of it expressed dismay.
    Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • These theories are wrong, Variety argued, but that hasn’t stopped the faithful.
    Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 10 May 2023

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