Example Sentences

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All week Gonzalez said the coaches were preaching the lesson learned from last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

In other words, the Iranians were preaching to the choir.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2018

If I were preaching the story of Dinah, I might simply ask, “How do you think she felt?”

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2018

“For years and years, hosts were preaching to the choir and the choir was preaching back a lot of love,” Harrison said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2017

Others also were preaching the word of God.

From The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan by White, Ellen Gould Harmon