How to Use disciple in a Sentence

disciple

noun
  • The Lord's Prayer comes from the Gospels as Jesus taught his disciples the prayer.
    Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 6 June 2019
  • And maybe, in a certain way, his disciple is the killer in all of us.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Jesus sports a halo and a beard, and his eyes are closed, in contrast to the open eyes of the disciples.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • That very sequence, as disciples of the Air Raid would tell you, is the entire point.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
  • But the thing the quarterback has to do is have the patience and disciple to just give what the defense gives.
    Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 25 July 2019
  • Then there are the disciples of Starr who have risen to the highest ranks of government.
    Dan Zak, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
  • As the disciple swam, he was pursued by the same water beast.
    Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Pusha is a protégé of West, a disciple of the church of provocation.
    Josie Duffy Rice, The Atlantic, 12 July 2018
  • And from that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 1 May 2023
  • But all these questions miss the point, the Buddha tells his disciple.
    New York Times, 31 May 2022
  • His disciples also spoke of Trump being saved by the hand of God.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
  • The killers lived at the Spahn Ranch, and were disciples of a failed musician named Charles Manson.
    New York Times, 24 July 2019
  • Study the disciples and all their fears, jealousies and failings.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 7 June 2019
  • It's credited to St. Matthew, a man who was called by Jesus to be one of his disciples.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But inevitably, morale cratered, the business wobbled, the stock price sank and the Welch disciple was sent packing.
    New York Times, 21 May 2022
  • Why was the book and its many disciples so persistent if there wasn’t something in it?
    Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 2 July 2019
  • Lafargue was Karl Marx’s son-in-law and disciple, and may be the person who coined the term Marxism.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Dieckhaus was a third grader at the Covenant School and her sister, a fifth grader, is a member of the disciples class at the church.
    Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • As the waves rise, the disciples turn fearfully to Jesus.
    Eric V. Copage, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020
  • This time, as the Hoosiers tipped off their 50th season inside the building, Woodson was the first true Knight disciple to return to the Hoosiers bench.
    Michael Marot, ajc, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Here is an advance in the Seattle Times that notes the game matches Petersen and Smith, his disciple.
    oregonlive, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Bevell is a disciple of the West Coast offense, and he was brought in to get more out of a running game that’s ranked in the bottom half of the league for two straight decades.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2019
  • In the poem, Jesus’ twelve disciples fret about their flaws.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Greene already lost her committee posts, which is the most common form of disciple in the House.
    Ryan Nobles, CNN, 1 July 2021
  • The musical follows the final days in the life as Jesus as seen through the eyes of his disciple Judas.
    Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Pound was always good to his disciples, and Kasper was more than a disciple.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Fichte’s onetime disciple and soon-to-be bitter rival, Schelling taught by the light of two candles.
    Greg Ellermann, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Saloons, cafes and cabarets were all the scene last night of festivities which will live long in the memory of all past disciples of the wine god.
    sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 July 2018
  • In the film Judas, who is about to die, reflects on his life and his relationship with Jesus and the disciples.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The two people kneeling in front of the Hierophant are his disciples, who yearn for spiritual knowledge from him to attain a role in the church.
    Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024

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