How to Use religion in a Sentence

religion

noun
  • Food is religion in this house.
  • Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis.
  • Politics are a religion to him.
  • Shinto is a religion that is unique to Japan.
  • Where I live, high school football is religion.
  • Hockey is a religion in Canada.
  • The care of lawns and gardens is a sort of civic religion.
    — Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • What are the rules of the world of the universe? Where does religion play into this?
    — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Dec. 2018
  • Whether religion played a role in the treatment of the children.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • In the Sikh religion men are required to wear the turban.
    — CBS News, 11 May 2018
  • What is the role of religion in the life of the Colbert family?
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Doubt and religion — why was that such ripe soil for you?
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Some people turn to religion; some turn to the self-help section of the App store.
    — refinery29.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • And this isn't about religion, so please don't try that banana in the tailpipe trick.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 5 May 2021
  • The makers of religion can stretch the bounds of credulity in the name of a higher purpose.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
  • This agency is putting its own view on religion above the needs of its kids.
    — Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • For the most part, Chip doesn't seem to be finding religion as much as a few quirky new habits.
    — Chris Barton, latimes.com, 25 Feb. 2018
  • And the ones who weren’t just had not heard of anything to do with religion or Jesus, right?
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • Two months after the tragedy, Scott turned to religion.
    — Kirsi-Marja Hayrinen-Beschloss, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2020
  • When a celebrity dies, his or her religion is rarely a big part of the story.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The author wanted to know more - about the religion, about the neighbors.
    — CBS News, 14 May 2024
  • Lots of people cry because the club is like a religion to them.
    — Mike Berardino, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2019
  • Before long—in the South, at least—the Kendra Scott name was evoked with the reverence of religion.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 13 Dec. 2022
  • This isn't going to be a list about religion, but rather about finding the things that give you life.
    — Krystyna Chávez, Marie Claire, 14 Jan. 2020
  • While religion had never been a big part of her life, Sara gave the church that seemed to be the center of Ben’s world a chance.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a lot of humor in the depiction of religion here as well.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Officials said the victims were of the same race and religion.
    — Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Beyond religion, though, Chase taught the world so much more.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Cromwell and Mary were fundamentally opposed on matters of religion, with Mary famously clinging to the old ways of the Catholic Church.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The university said his areas of interest include religion, violence and peace processes in the Middle East and South Asia.
    — arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025

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