How to Use altar in a Sentence

altar

noun
  • Guests took their seats, and the couple walked to the altar.
    — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • The relics of five saints were placed and sealed within the altar.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The walk across the altar carried him closer to the light.
    — John Marshall, ajc, 1 Aug. 2021
  • But one of those couples didn’t even make it to the altar.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
  • To me, those tiny altars were the pilot lights of our house.
    — Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • Fame trumps all, and the media fawn and favor at the altar.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • Make sure to cleanse the altar with sage or sweetgrass.
    — Nena Farrell, Sunset Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Ryan's casket was placed in a special area at the front of the church near the altar.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2021
  • And what’s the deal with Taissa’s out-of-body episodes and creepy altar in the basement?
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Standing hand in hand at the altar, my heart skipped a beat.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • As a girl, I was not allowed to serve at Mass, to set foot on the altar.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • The altar and stained glass now reside in the warehouse.
    — New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
  • The orb will be placed in King Charles' right hand before its placed at the altar.
    — Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • Does that open the door wider for Skydance to get Paramount to the altar?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 May 2024
  • The bride met the groom at the altar wearing a Monique Lhuillier dress and bolero.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The former couple were one of the few matches from the show who made it down the altar.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • In lieu of a coffin, a large picture of her stood at the altar.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The relics will be displayed on a table in the center aisle near the altar.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • Wipe down the altar and the items on it before placing them back.
    — Zayda Rivera, Parents, 2 July 2024
  • An old man in a driving hat takes a seat by the altar, leans over, and ties his shoes.
    — Anna Deforest, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022
  • This is Williams’ fourth time at the altar, about a year and a half after the death of his third wife, Mary Jane Thomas.
    — al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • It is then placed on the altar before the moment of crowning.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 May 2023
  • Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz are headed to the altar!
    — Melody Chiu, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Also, as the two are at the altar, Molina cups her face.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2021
  • From altars to recipes, here are all the ways The Times commemorated the Day of the Dead.
    — Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The issue is that his great-uncle jilted my great-aunt at the altar in the 1970s.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
  • The florals were strung up above the altar and trailed down into the aisle below.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 June 2022
  • And a bride with cold feet is now a groom trying not to jilt his husband-to-be at the altar.
    — Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
  • Two men wrestled three large timpani drums up the steps to the space before the altar.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • After Dave and Lauren broke up in last week's batch of episodes and therefore did not make it to the altar, the season 8 finale featured only four weddings.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025

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