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Recent Examples of saint
Yolanda’s boyfriend—he is named Laurent, as in the saint of the river—approaches with three egg cups, each containing a soft-boiled egg.
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Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Whitaker nicknamed the place Sparrow Hall, a reference to a medieval saint’s proverb about a sparrow who flies over a royal banquet, feeling only a brief moment of warmth.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Mar. 2025
Over the years, Musk has made himself into a contemporary saint of overwork, laboring with a ferocity at once stunning and pathological.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
They are surrounded on all sides by statues of saints looking down on them.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Whitaker nicknamed the place Sparrow Hall, a reference to a medieval saint’s proverb about a sparrow who flies over a royal banquet, feeling only a brief moment of warmth.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Mar. 2025
Over the years, Musk has made himself into a contemporary saint of overwork, laboring with a ferocity at once stunning and pathological.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
They are surrounded on all sides by statues of saints looking down on them.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saint
Noun
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Deadline is hearing the script is about Delaney Pitts, a nerdy teenage virgin who has a secret online life as an erotic fan fiction author.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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And while virgins do have the lowest risk overall, this number has declined significantly over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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All that’s missing is cherub wings.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Nowhere is the dream of pastoral harmony regained through scientific knowledge more beautifully realized than in Boucher’s nocturne of a cherub, telescope in hand, contemplating the moon.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Standing inside the winner’s circle after piloting Tappan Street to victory in the $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Saez sensed the real possibility that the colt could be his salvation – his redemption.—
Clark Spencer,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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The no-dallying mindset, strikingly similar to that of Coal Battle, is a huge advantage over the colts — and there are a lot of them out there — who don’t yet know how to focus their juvenile energy.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Saint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saint. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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