Examples of the Nativity in a Sentence
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Services were scheduled for Saturday at the Church of the Nativity in Timonium.
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Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
From the Nativity through all the key scenes of the Man-God’s life, death, and resurrection, the stiff figures act out their parts around the massive rectangular base of the monument, rising to the central characters on and around the cross that crowns the whole and pierces the sky.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Bethlehem is home to one of the most sacred locations in all of Christianity: the Church of the Nativity, which was built to mark the spot where Jesus is believed to have entered the world.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 27 June 2024
Talented and dedicated teachers were the cornerstone of the Nativity model, together with longer school days, extended school years and small class sizes.
—Joseph C. Lombard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
The school would operate according to the Nativity model, pioneered by the Jesuits in the 1970s, with the goal of preparing kids from underperforming elementary schools for success at academically elite high schools and beyond.
—Joseph C. Lombard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
In the Mexican version of the Nativity tale, the shepherds meet temptations and trials along the way at the hands of Satan, but Saint Michael the Archangel arrives to ease their journey.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
The flagstone plaza facing the Church of the Nativity, a pilgrimage site for Christians the world over, is usually bustling at this time of year, but most of the souvenir shops and restaurants lining it are tightly shuttered.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
For two weeks, the building had displayed seasonal dioramas, and one, alongside the Nativity scenes and menorahs, was especially eye-catching: a six-foot-tall robed figure with a ram’s head meant to be the pagan god Baphomet.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
From the Nativity through all the key scenes of the Man-God’s life, death, and resurrection, the stiff figures act out their parts around the massive rectangular base of the monument, rising to the central characters on and around the cross that crowns the whole and pierces the sky.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Bethlehem is home to one of the most sacred locations in all of Christianity: the Church of the Nativity, which was built to mark the spot where Jesus is believed to have entered the world.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 27 June 2024
Talented and dedicated teachers were the cornerstone of the Nativity model, together with longer school days, extended school years and small class sizes.
—Joseph C. Lombard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
The school would operate according to the Nativity model, pioneered by the Jesuits in the 1970s, with the goal of preparing kids from underperforming elementary schools for success at academically elite high schools and beyond.
—Joseph C. Lombard, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
In the Mexican version of the Nativity tale, the shepherds meet temptations and trials along the way at the hands of Satan, but Saint Michael the Archangel arrives to ease their journey.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
The flagstone plaza facing the Church of the Nativity, a pilgrimage site for Christians the world over, is usually bustling at this time of year, but most of the souvenir shops and restaurants lining it are tightly shuttered.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
For two weeks, the building had displayed seasonal dioramas, and one, alongside the Nativity scenes and menorahs, was especially eye-catching: a six-foot-tall robed figure with a ram’s head meant to be the pagan god Baphomet.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
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“The Nativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Nativity. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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