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Now, the whole calvary of Hallmark stars, along with many other famous faces come out in droves every year to show their support.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
Some of these calvaries, like one of the oldest, at Tronoën, near the seashore southwest of Quimper, assemble an enormous cast of actors.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
The large calvaries, caught up in the grand rhythm of the story, have several hundred figures.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
With a few decades’ distance Miller emphasized the personal calvary over the McCarthy analogy.
—Stacy Schiff, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
The days after news of the deaths have been a calvary for those left behind, Amarinder Singh said.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2022
The Bridges lived only a few blocks from the school, but the morning trip there was a calvary for Ruby and her mother.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2020
Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
Some of these calvaries, like one of the oldest, at Tronoën, near the seashore southwest of Quimper, assemble an enormous cast of actors.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
The large calvaries, caught up in the grand rhythm of the story, have several hundred figures.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
With a few decades’ distance Miller emphasized the personal calvary over the McCarthy analogy.
—Stacy Schiff, The New York Review of Books, 22 Dec. 2022
The days after news of the deaths have been a calvary for those left behind, Amarinder Singh said.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2022
The Bridges lived only a few blocks from the school, but the morning trip there was a calvary for Ruby and her mother.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2020
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“Calvary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calvary. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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