Example Sentences

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Still, successive administrations in Washington sought to limit his ability to travel to the United States, despite personal intercessions from Putin.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2023

Priests gave intercessions for the big cat’s survival.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022

"Every Sunday when we gather for worship, a part of our intercessions is always about climate change and its threats," explains Limstrand.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2022

They offered intercessions for the community as it grappled with the shooting, and especially for the people who were in the store and were injured or traumatized.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

He felt more confidence in the efficacy of their prayers than he had ever had in all the intercessions of the saints of which he was told when a boy.

From Duffels by Eggleston, Edward