How to Use pray in a Sentence
pray
verb
- He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.
- There's little else to do now but hope and pray.
- He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
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Is the demon in Annabelle the same Ram that the cult prays to?
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Vulture,
15 Sep. 2023
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You are allowed to cry, to pray, to feel like a part of you is gone.
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2024
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Or at least that is what those of us who are his friends pray for.
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Paul A. Gigot,
WSJ,
29 Nov. 2022
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Please pray this prayer that all our names of God may guide us on.
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Jorie Nicole McDonald,
Southern Living,
7 June 2023
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Smith said Mingo prayed with him on the night his son died.
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Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2023
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The Indigenous scouts prayed to the spirits of the forest.
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Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
17 June 2023
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Just kind of told me to share a little word with him, pray with him.
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Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com,
al,
17 Jan. 2023
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Ramirez also huddled the asylum seekers in the front of the church to pray.
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The Arizona Republic,
11 May 2023
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John Lewis prayed with him, Jesse Jackson talked to him.
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How To Save A Country,
The New Republic,
22 June 2023
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The reel contained a video of Justin singing, as well as a note to pray for Justin and Hailey.
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Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2024
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Lori asked the faithful to pray for the repose of the soul of the former pope, who was the first to resign in 600 years.
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Cassidy Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Jan. 2023
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Purcell asked parishioners to climb the hill and pray that money would be raised to build the church.
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Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
29 Mar. 2024
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One day, a girl was having a seizure, and when Mackenzie prayed over her the seizure stopped.
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Alexis Okeowo,
The New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2024
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You’re left just hoping and praying for one kid, and that’s fine.
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Annie Daly,
Allure,
9 July 2024
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In another video, men prayed over a dozen body bags laid out on the ground.
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USA TODAY,
10 Aug. 2024
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And sometimes just get nervous and then see what happens and pray for the best.
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Danielle Directo-Meston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2024
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There are endless cracks that are filled with small pieces of paper that pray for peace in the world.
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Elana Rabinowitz,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2024
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Or when somebody prayed, just the cadences, their rhythms.
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Margy Rochlin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2024
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One pastor prayed with her and signed her up for a baptism.
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Kitra Cahana,
ProPublica,
6 Nov. 2023
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So the Carrols and other Curry fans will just have to pray.
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Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2024
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Pygmalion prays to Aphrodite that Galatea come to life, and his wish is granted.
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Mark Paterson,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2024
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All Agnew, a nurse herself, could think to do was pray.
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Jasmine Hilton,
Washington Post,
11 Nov. 2022
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Please pray for God’s hand to be over all who lost family and friends.
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Elizabeth Pritchett,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2023
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Two hundred mourners gathered at the plot to sing and pray.
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Sophie Neiman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Sep. 2024
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This was a coach who wanted to pray on the 50 yard line after games at a public school.
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Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
18 Apr. 2023
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Following last week’s Anika vote, Rachel finds herself on the bottom and praying that a merge is around the corner.
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Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
23 Oct. 2024
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Her parents were living out of a hotel to be near her, and although Pat and Lindsay hadn’t been particularly religious, the pastor who’d baptized Callan had been visiting weekly from Duxbury to pray.
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Eren Orbey,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2024
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