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Example sentences for: canon

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His book (his first) had been instantly promoted to the first ranks of the Holocaust canon.
These are only accepted into the canon of good usage and literature after a long and vigorous rearguard action.
King's speeches may seem like part of the American political canon now, but in the despair of the early '60s, they could appear toothless next to Malcolm's rhetorical daggers.
According to medieval canon law, "private and shameful acts," the sorts of things a penitent whispers to his priest, lie outside the jurisdiction of public tribunals.
Worldwide Laws of Life is an incredible volume--a weird combination of Thomist canon law, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , and Successories.