hallowed; hallowing; hallows
1
: to make holy or set apart for holy use
2
: to respect greatly : venerate
the most hallowed of all law-enforcement agencies—
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Examples of hallow in a Sentence
Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, “we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground”.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Olympics singles and doubles competition begins July 27 at Paris hallowed Roland Garros clay courts.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 July 2024
Which hallowed halls of top-tier higher education should their children consider?
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 17 May 2024
For some people associated with the British Museum, the recent tumult made the larger questions of purpose that hallowed museums are facing only more pressing.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The iconic number is retired and hallowed in every big-league ballpark.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Real boxing matches are televised or streamed just about every Saturday night, and so watching some fictional ones, no matter how hallowed, was never a top priority.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
But with players from a 20-year veteran like James all the way down to rookie Max Christie making plays to help the Lakers win, those words weren’t hallow Friday.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Frenchman Street’s hallowed jazz halls, including Snug Harbor, are empty.
—Andrew J. Yawn, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2020
The art of the civilizing myth, the pleasing illusion, which once did something to hallow the institution, has given way to a dress-down cult of the merely functional, a culture of drabness.
—Michael Knox Beran, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 July 2024
Which hallowed halls of top-tier higher education should their children consider?
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 17 May 2024
For some people associated with the British Museum, the recent tumult made the larger questions of purpose that hallowed museums are facing only more pressing.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The iconic number is retired and hallowed in every big-league ballpark.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Real boxing matches are televised or streamed just about every Saturday night, and so watching some fictional ones, no matter how hallowed, was never a top priority.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
But with players from a 20-year veteran like James all the way down to rookie Max Christie making plays to help the Lakers win, those words weren’t hallow Friday.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Frenchman Street’s hallowed jazz halls, including Snug Harbor, are empty.
—Andrew J. Yawn, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2020
The art of the civilizing myth, the pleasing illusion, which once did something to hallow the institution, has given way to a dress-down cult of the merely functional, a culture of drabness.
—Michael Knox Beran, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
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hallow
verb
hal·low
ˈhal-ō 
1
: to make holy or set apart for holy use : consecrate
2
: to respect greatly : venerate
hallowed
adjective
ˈhal-ōd
in the Lord's Prayer also ˈhal-ə-wəd
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