Example Sentences

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A brilliant South African proverb reads, "Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter."

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2023

I will repent, and dying will glorify thy name!... but it will not be so--the Grave never gives back its dead....

From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Kohn, Spiegfried

Let its light shine, and those who see its good and joy will glorify the Father in heaven who has sent it.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman

He who speaks by inspiration of the Holy Spirit certainly will not curse Christ; he will glorify and praise him.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent by Luther, Martin

Rousseau is bourgeois; Chateaubriand will glorify nothing but noble birth, honor, chivalry and deeds of arms.

From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.