unhallowed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhallowed
Adjective
  • Her fiancé killed himself out of grief and was buried nearby on unconsecrated ground.
    Joe Kloc, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • For a person that was—was supposed to be baptized, they’re not supposed to put into unconsecrated ground.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • An unholy brew of ownership issues, leadership vacuums, stubbornness, terrible hires and nostalgia forced the orange and blue to spend a decade in the NFL wilderness before Dove Valley tasted the playoffs again.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
  • This sound, we’re meant to understand, is the unholy sound that the Yellowjackets have been hearing in the woods.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Allen's defense team aggressively pushed their theory that Odinists, members of a pagan Norse religion hijacked by white nationalists, killed the girls during a sacrificial ritual in the woods.
    Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a lot of folklore, superstition and myth — pagan elements really, that are folded into how people actually practice religion in Ireland.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
  • Mainly because soul tie enthusiasts don’t do a good job delineating the difference between godly and ungodly connections.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The plan is to engineer it for an ungodly output of 1,500 hp, while keeping its weight just under 1,543 lb (700 kg).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Unhallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhallowed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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