Examples of the Crucifixion in a Sentence
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Personally my favorite part is the cross-shaped charm, for what was the crucifixion if not the ultimate thirst trap?
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2023
Then there’s the show’s ending, which cuts off after the crucifixion – cutting out the Resurrection, and its theological message, entirely.
—Molly Jackson, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2023
According to the Christian faith, Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
Good Friday is the day in which Christian and Catholic churches commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
Beneath a mural of the crucifixion, a group of men crowds around a gate where shelter workers call out the names of those who can come in.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2023
In Jerusalem, Christians take part in a procession that retraces the steps of Jesus carrying his cross on the way to the crucifixion.
—Greg Garrison | , al, 8 Apr. 2023
Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and focuses on his suffering.
—Greg Garrison | , al, 8 Apr. 2023
Two other scholars - Joseph Zias, a curator in Israel’s Department of Antiquities and Museums, and Eliezer Sekeles, a professor at Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem - offered a reappraisal of the crucifixion a decade later.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2023
Then there’s the show’s ending, which cuts off after the crucifixion – cutting out the Resurrection, and its theological message, entirely.
—Molly Jackson, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2023
According to the Christian faith, Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
Good Friday is the day in which Christian and Catholic churches commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
Beneath a mural of the crucifixion, a group of men crowds around a gate where shelter workers call out the names of those who can come in.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 May 2023
In Jerusalem, Christians take part in a procession that retraces the steps of Jesus carrying his cross on the way to the crucifixion.
—Greg Garrison | , al, 8 Apr. 2023
Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and focuses on his suffering.
—Greg Garrison | , al, 8 Apr. 2023
Two other scholars - Joseph Zias, a curator in Israel’s Department of Antiquities and Museums, and Eliezer Sekeles, a professor at Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem - offered a reappraisal of the crucifixion a decade later.
—Fredrick Kunkle, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
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“The Crucifixion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Crucifixion. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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