How to Use congregation in a Sentence

congregation

noun
  • The priest addressed the congregation.
  • She is a member of a small congregation.
  • The congregation, like so many, has shrunk over the years.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • In recent years, the church has adapted to fit the needs of the congregation.
    Evan Casey, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2022
  • And the very next day, some members of the congregation were there when it was blessed.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The congregation sang The Lord’s My Shepherd, said to be one of the queen’s favorite hymns.
    Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
  • As the church and Birmingham evolve and change, Price said the congregation must move outside the four walls of the church and serve.
    Williesha Morris | Wmorris@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The congregation, in hats and finery, make room for me on their pews.
    Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
  • While most of the congregation had to wait two years for the Christmas starring, some had to wait longer.
    Theo Greenly, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
  • By then, 40 percent of the congregation had died of the disease.
    James Estrin Liam Stack, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Other snaps from the service showed the twins reading from the Torah and sitting with their mom in the front row of the congregation.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Since then, the building has been moved twice and has served four congregations.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2023
  • Grade the premiere below, then join the congregation in the comments to share your thoughts.
    Mandi Bierly, TVLine, 16 June 2024
  • The congregation raised a lot of money in the Depression years.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
  • The congregation recited Psalm 23 and the Lord’s prayer and sang hymns.
    al, 17 June 2022
  • The Sunday after the verdict, my pastor called all the Black men in the congregation up to the altar and prayed for their safety.
    Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The congregation invited the teens to meet there, and has given them snacks and art supplies.
    Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • As the care packages are handed out, the congregation hollers and applauds.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The congregation wasn’t there to commemorate the death of the 35th President of the United States.
    Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Chang, through tears, asked for prayers for Cheng's family and for the congregation.
    Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 May 2022
  • Wulf’s congregation has been out of its historic home since Feb. 1, the pastor said.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The next evening, the congregation gathered to worship again.
    New York Times, 30 May 2022
  • Some of the victims were also members of Dor Hadash and New Light, the other two congregations in the building.
    Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 16 June 2023
  • The congregation, meanwhile, is happy with the progress so far.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 28 June 2022
  • Then, after the FBI searches his home, the congregation learns the truth: Mac was planning to murder them.
    Malala Yousafzai, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2023
  • When New Hope’s congregation left in 1997 for a larger space in Maryland, the frieze stayed behind.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The congregation opened the chapel to a media preview on Wednesday.
    Peter Smith, ajc, 17 Nov. 2022
  • At noon, over a 100 members of the congregation met in the church parking lot for Mass as the rain continued and puddles grew at their feet.
    Abbey McDonald and Ardeshir Tabrizian, oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2023
  • When McKay revealed to the congregation that the questioner was 9-year-old Johni Broome, smiles and nods greeted the twist.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • But surely there are other melodies our congregations can choose that will have similar impact.
    Mary Zamore, Sun Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025

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