preaches
- present tense form of preach (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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After the “Fat City” film came out, Mr. Gardner adapted one of his short stories, “Christ Has Returned to Earth and Preaches Here Nightly,” into a screenplay called “Valentino Returns.”
From New York Times • May 30, 2017
Preaches he: "Let us work to achieve a new era of good feeling, with malice toward none, with charity toward all..."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Preaches about her niece out West, and how set the niece and the rest of the Western relations are to have her make 'em a visit.
From Cy Whittaker's Place by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
Preaches, if they ask him, in Dissenters' chapels.
From The New Magdalen by Collins, Wilkie
The butterfly upon the road Preaches contentment to the toad.
From My Brilliant Career by Franklin, Miles