Graham, Billy

Cultural  

1. An American evangelist of the twentieth century. Graham began conducting religious revivals in the 1940s and calls his meetings, which he has held around the world, Crusades for Christ.

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Example Sentences

The "Copenhagen five," Young, Joe Harper, Arthur Graham, Billy Bremner and Pat McCluskey, were all excommunicated from the national set-up over the incident.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Franklin Graham, Billy Graham’s son, told the Washington Post that his father would have been disappointed in the magazine’s stance.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2019

Trump’s inauguration included a prayer by Franklin Graham, Billy Graham’s son who now leads his ministry.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2018

Anne Blue Wills, who is working on a biography of Ruth Graham, Billy Graham’s wife, believes that Franklin Graham was significantly influenced by his mother, who died in 2007.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2017

They do their job so well that the president of the Southern Baptist Convention once told Graham: "Billy, I'm sure glad the Lord is easier to get to than you are."

From Time Magazine Archive