Example Sentences

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Then 73, he had preached the gospel before an estimated 215 million people in “crusades” that spanned from New York’s Madison Square Garden to Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Ms Fraser says that Warwick, a Church of Scotland minister who had preached to King Charles, had befriended Hugh, Roddy and David years earlier.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

All month, Riley and his staff had preached finishing strong, preparing for the bowl much in the same way the Trojans would any other game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2023

All season they had preached the importance of living up the “Alabama standard.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

The most famous man in America, the man who had preached to her about honesty, the man who Maggie adored, had denied their love.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock