Example Sentences

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Time has sanctified Austen, though there are still those who don’t see what the fuss is about.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2016

Custom has sanctified this exemption, which stems from the time when Church and State were one.

From Time Magazine Archive

I love you, lady of Puerto Rico, Like the noble blood that has sanctified The Fatherland of Betances and of Diego* And of the wise master, Albizu Campos .

From Time Magazine Archive

Even defecation is ruled by African gods, who command that we use only the bushes that Tata Kuvudundu has sanctified for those purposes—and believe you me, he chooses bushes far away from the drinking water.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Consent, noblest of women, to wear, for the few days I may yet linger here, a name which thy sister angel has sanctified to me.

From The Scottish Chiefs by Porter, Jane