Examples of holy water in a Sentence
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Cook those coin-bugs belly-side down, and make sure to swing your jar of holy water through several ghosts to get the creamiest sorbet.
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Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Basil is especially significant not just for cooking but it’s used in the blessing of the holy water.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Laid on top of the eerie beats that have become the norm in his hometown, his raps cast a spell that can only be broken with a splash of holy water.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 2 Jan. 2024
Each volador takes a turn walking around the tree with the incense and flowers, and sprinkling it with holy water and aguardiente.
—Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The Herrmann’s bottle of holy water tipped over for no apparent reason.
—Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022
The healing quality of holy water is the formal source of this work.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
But despite a suitcase filled with all the usual tools to dispatch vampires — holy water, a crucifix, a wooden stake and silver hammer — things don’t go as planned.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
They would also likely have been used as containers, holding wine, honey, beer, medicines, scented oils, holy water, mercury, or perfumes.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2022
Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Basil is especially significant not just for cooking but it’s used in the blessing of the holy water.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Laid on top of the eerie beats that have become the norm in his hometown, his raps cast a spell that can only be broken with a splash of holy water.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 2 Jan. 2024
Each volador takes a turn walking around the tree with the incense and flowers, and sprinkling it with holy water and aguardiente.
—Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
The Herrmann’s bottle of holy water tipped over for no apparent reason.
—Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022
The healing quality of holy water is the formal source of this work.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
But despite a suitcase filled with all the usual tools to dispatch vampires — holy water, a crucifix, a wooden stake and silver hammer — things don’t go as planned.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
They would also likely have been used as containers, holding wine, honey, beer, medicines, scented oils, holy water, mercury, or perfumes.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 May 2022
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“Holy water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20water. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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