How to Use homily in a Sentence

homily

noun

• The priest gave a brief homily on forgiveness.
• We had to listen to another one of his homilies about the value of public service.
• Then the priest stepped down from the altar to give his homily, in Portuguese.
  — Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2020
• Today, the opera can feel a little prim, like a homily.
  — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 July 2023
• Yet, one of the most poignant moments came during the wedding homily.
  — Candice Benbow, Glamour, 19 May 2018
• Princess Beatrice read a passage from the book, and it was mentioned in the Dean of Windsor’s homily.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2018
• But, instead of giving the crowd a homily to hold, Deion shifted gears.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• There’s another twist here, maybe not so much an irony as a homily.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2018
• In his homily, Francis kept hitting a theme that resonates to this day, doesn’t it?
  — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 14 Dec. 2020
• In his homily, Francis sought to spur Catholics to be renewed by Easter.
  — Frances D'emilio, ajc, 8 Apr. 2023
• In his homily, the bishop compliments the lay group on all their hard work, but also signals how steep the climb may still be ahead of them.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2019
• Fortunes were made, books were sold by the ton, and homilies were delivered.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2017
• In his homily, Francis said Easter offers a message of hope and new starts.
  — Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
• In someone else's hands, such an observation might feel like an off-the-shelf homily.
  — Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2017
• During his homily, Francis said Lent was a time to take stock and rediscover a path to God.
  — Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
• The musical strips out all the grit, replacing it with puerile moral homilies.
  — Tirdad Derakhshani, Philly.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• On Christmas Day, in every church the world over, whether a cathedral or the shell of an ancient chapel in Iraq, congregants will sit down to hear a homily on hope.
  — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2016
• The service ended with a homily from Father Steve Angi.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2020
• According to the lawsuit, the Hullibargers hadn't publicly disclosed their son's cause of death, and LaCuesta's homily was the first time that friends and classmates had learned of it.
  — Alex Johnson, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019
• The homily of victory is a staple of the Patriots culture.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2019
• Except that Catholic canon law requires an ordained deacon or priest to say the homily at Mass, and women can be neither.
  — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
• Santos, delivering his homily in Spanish, asked for prayers for peace, love, and for God.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2019
• Asare-Dankwah officiated the funeral and, during his homily, made remarks about the plaintiff, who hadn’t seen the priest in more than a decade, the suit claims.
  — Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
• An inspirational pop song will play just before something goes wrong, and a homily will be followed by a rude joke.
  — Robert Lloyd, latimes.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• Mrs Merkel, for all her homilies about the state living within its means, is unlikely to resist.
  — The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
• In his homilies, or sermons, over the years, Curlin spoke often about his close friendship with Mother Teresa.
  — Tim Funk, charlotteobserver, 24 Dec. 2017
• Richard Samide, who celebrated the Mass, said during his homily.
  — Jack Rooney, Cincinnati.com, 3 Jan. 2020
• When the other performers would break out a bottle in the back of the bus, Mr. Emerson would chastise them with biblical homilies.
  — Terence McArdle, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
• On Palm Sunday — a week before Easter — millions around the globe watched as Francis, at the last minute, decided to forgo delivery of his homily.
  — Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
• The Vatican gave no immediate explanation for why the pope skipped the homily.
  — Philip Pullella, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2025