Examples of prayer beads in a Sentence
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As people leave the building, musicians strike up a raucous tune with a heavy beat and high notes, while others twirl prayer beads over their heads.
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Ben Wedeman, CNN, 24 June 2024
Most Republicans clutched their prayer beads and paid him the necessary homage by condemning the Manhattan trial.
—Frank Donatelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Stuart found her mother-in-law’s ashes, and the delicate white box that held her late husband’s prayer beads.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
They were briefed by another volunteer, who wore a paisley dress above trench boots and had mala prayer beads on her wrist.
—Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
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Ben Wedeman, CNN, 24 June 2024
Most Republicans clutched their prayer beads and paid him the necessary homage by condemning the Manhattan trial.
—Frank Donatelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
Stuart found her mother-in-law’s ashes, and the delicate white box that held her late husband’s prayer beads.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
They were briefed by another volunteer, who wore a paisley dress above trench boots and had mala prayer beads on her wrist.
—Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
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“Prayer beads.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer%20beads. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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