churched
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Etymology
Origin of churched
First recorded in 1350–1400; church (in the sense “to bring to church for a service”) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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When things look really grim, perhaps the answer really is to cherchez le teenager.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022
Alienated My Cousin: Whenever an apology isn’t working, cherchez le “but.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2016
The idea of the film is profound and simple: to unfurl the series of events that brought Franz Ferdinand to Sarajevo on the fateful day in 1914, cherchez la femme.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2015
And this surreal game of cherchez la bouche got me thinking: How did we get to the point where such ferociously plumped trout-pouts have become a common sight?
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2012
His key to most problems is, "Ne cherchez pas la femme."
From George Bernard Shaw by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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