Example Sentences
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“I looked up at the clock and saw I had 2.6 seconds, just going as fast as I can to lay it up. Like a layup drill. Prayed it would go in,” Bain said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 27, 2019
Her “O God, We’ve Prayed in Wind and Rain” is about the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana and the flooding in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2017
Prayed the Rev. Robert W. Olewiler of Washington's Grace Reformed Church: "Most gracious God, we thank Thee for the miracle of our conscious life by which we behold the wonders of the universe."
From Time Magazine Archive
"We was so scared for you, Alfred. Prayed all night, prayed to God and to your sweet momma, rest her soul, got right down on—" "It's okay, Aunt Pearl, I'm okay."
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
Prayed he wouldn’t become a parent as early as she had.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
