How to Use Christian in a Sentence

Christian

adjective
  • Many of my friends are Christian.
  • He showed a very Christian concern for others.
  • Waiting for the just and deserved Christian reward at the end of it all.
    CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The Voice coach has maintained a strong Christian faith since childhood.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Her casual shoe of choice was a pair of hot pink Christian Louboutin loafers.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The ad, signed by more than 900 Christian faith leaders, was perhaps the clearest sign yet of the movement’s growth.
    Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • In the Christian faith, they have been viewed as a symbol of new life and the resurrection of Jesus.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Reverend Saviour The Christian preacher who changes Tommy’s life for the better.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Some members of the Christian community fled their homes to escape the mob.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Some on the Christian right reject Trump’s use of religious analogies.
    Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The 34-year-old actress arrived in a Christian Siriano design that was part tuxedo, part gown and part purple.
    Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
  • There are biblical allusions to a devil on the move (seeking the ruin of souls, perhaps, as in the Christian prayer to St. Michael the Archangel) and lessons to the singer’s two sons not to judge others.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • But some Christian conservatives are loath to join their brethren in clearing a direct path from the ornate doors of Mar-a-Lago to the pearly gates of Heaven.
    Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Starting at dawn, a priest-DJ started spinning thumping reggae and Christian hymns from the sound system.
    Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Standing in the evening sun, with a 10-gallon water jug and a stack of plastic cups to keep them hydrated, the group sang over a dozen Christian songs — and a couple of Latter-day Saint hymns.
    Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The country’s primary Christian population has also ensured that wine has long been made for use in the church and at home.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The windows do away with the plaintive or supplicating figures more common to Christian stained glass.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • At the heart of the decision, there is also Christian theology.
    Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Rinehart’s forthcoming about how dire things were in the group — overzealous egos and substance abuse both played a role — and the darkness that consumed a band that first started in the Christian music world.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Lana Del Rey took a Christian influencer to church after being accused of using witchcraft at one of her shows.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Romans began planting grapes here in the century before the Christian era.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • When Trump won the first time, those who would replace democracy with Christian theocracy weren’t prepared.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Norton is the general counsel of Hillsdale College, a small, conservative Christian school in the southern part of the state.
    Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Neo-Nazi protesters have disrupted his shows while Christian groups have tried to shut them down entirely.
    Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Most are Muslims, but there is also a large Christian Arab minority.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The young siblings sang and danced in a traveling stage show that shaped the impression of a perfect Christian American family.
    Ellen Piligian, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The increase of Tongans brought diversity to the growing city and led to 10 Tongan Christian churches being built in Euless.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The couple also had close ties to their local Christian community, and a prayer service was held Saturday for them, Buro said.
    Polo Sandoval, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The Parambil clan is part of a long-existing Christian community.
    Denise Davidson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
  • Its pastors preach a different approach to spiritual life, one that’s plain to see this time of year, during the holiest days on the Christian calendar.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024

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