How to Use heresy in a Sentence

heresy

noun
  • They were accused of heresy.
  • He was preaching dangerous heresies.
  • The rest of me knows that the idea of heresy itself is the DMN’s work.
    Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 25 May 2018
  • Some may think the cocktail is an act of heresy in the first place.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Yes, yes, that’s heresy to Disney purists of the old school.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 9 July 2019
  • But over time, his heresy has come to look a lot like faith.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2019
  • To some, the band’s comingling of money and art is heresy.
    Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2019
  • In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy.
    Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018
  • This is heresy, of course, but Hackett makes a good point.
    Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2019
  • In the 1990s, Chris Cramer introduced them to a new idea that some saw as heresy.
    James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2021
  • If that sounds like heresy, the details might convert you.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 10 June 2022
  • Don't worry, though—the GTI has been spared the heresy of perfection.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The tasting notes pair well with a fresh-cut sprig of mint in a julep, and so this heresy is his drink of choice in the hottest months of the year.
    Maggie Menderski, courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022
  • This is hoops heresy to Smartophiles who have put the point guard on a pedestal and are ready to put his number in the rafters.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022
  • Putting McCarthy on the same plateau is coaching heresy.
    Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Reitman and Cody, needless to say, are founts of heresy, and proud of it.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2018
  • For most platforms, the idea of putting creator content next to, say Game of Thrones, is heresy.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2023
  • That heresy sparked outrage on the left, and her views on recent events are likely to raise...
    Daniel Akst, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Galileo was sentenced to house arrest for life for saying the Earth went around the sun, a heresy in the 17th century.
    Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • But Lewellen’s views about the state leaders’ embrace of popery and heresy played a central part in it.
    Brendan McConville, Time, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Galileo was tried for heresy and placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life.
    Joel Zinberg, National Review, 9 June 2021
  • Today’s heresy is to suggest that the framing of the issue is backwards.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Galileo was placed under house arrest and forced to recant his views as heresy.
    Adam B. Cohen, Scientific American, 1 July 2018
  • And once again he was called before the Inquisition—this time he was found guilty of heresy.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 19 June 2023
  • It’s deemed heresy, and Abram remained afraid to tell his family.
    Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Her reward is a charge of grave heresy, punishable by death.
    David Canfield, EW.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • This may be heresy, but even the people who make TV shows don’t know everything about their TV show.
    Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine, 21 Dec. 2017
  • To have eyesight is the stuff of heresy and legend, whereas one’s blindness is embraced and revered.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • That feature alone is heresy among fish and chip aficionados, who may well shake their heads in shame.
    oregonlive, 17 May 2021
  • In other words, each one is accusing the other of heresy.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2023

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