Wailing Wall
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The comments section has become a sort of digital Wailing Wall for the country.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
God, thirty-foot fountains, a faux Wailing Wall and a 4-D motion theater: Welcome to Legacy International Center, a $190-million Bible-themed resort in Mission Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2019
Don’t I want to see the Wailing Wall and sleep toe-to-toe in a giant tent with a bunch of near-strangers?
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2018
“When Justin Timberlake performed, he visited the Wailing Wall and really wanted to feel the power of it, and the same thing with Justin Bieber.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2018
At the Wailing Wall, Jews in yarmulkes were tucking tiny notes and prayers into cracks between stones.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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