Pilate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I wasn’t offered the part of Mary Magdalene, which I wanted, but of Pontius Pilate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
"He cannot do a Pontius Pilate and maintain he cannot interfere because policing is devolved."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
Raúl Esparza, whom I can still hear singing “Being Alive” from the 2006 Broadway revival of “Company,” played Pontius Pilate with lip-smacking villainy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
But as Jesus’s crucifixion grows near, Pilate is increasingly frightened by how restless the crowd is getting.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
She had warmed up talking about the past and Milkman decided not to tell her that Macon and Pilate just lived in the same city.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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