Example Sentences

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This ritual lasted an entire night and involved burning small figures made of wax and clay while an exorcist recited specific incantations.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

A former Labour MP has revealed he recited Shakespeare from his hospital bed as he battled to get his speech back after suffering a stroke.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Mourners gathered around the bodies as they were taken from the morgue towards the hospital courtyard, where men lined up in silence to perform an Islamic funeral prayer recited for the dead.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Injured, Mr. Bitton couldn’t speak, but as we recited the Shema—“Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord Is One”—tears welled in his eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Redtooth swaggered back and forth on the churchyard paving as he recited the formula from memory.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques