Example sentences for: congregation

How can you use “congregation” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • “He says when he first became vicar of Trinity Church, its congregation was `very elderly and old-fashioned' but now it was an active all aged congregation.”

  • In 1619 the congregation of St. Peter’s Church moved into a permanent building, and Bermuda’s parliament met in an enclosure still visible amid the pews.

  • The congregation had written to congratulate him about something or other (unspecified by the notes), and Washington replied:

  • At the first Mass I attended in this very church almost a decade ago, the Chinese, who made up most of the congregation, kept their distance from foreign Catholics such as myself.

  • The Greek language also unifies the congregation with the clergy and Greeks around the world, though its use gives the capital a decidedly exotic air as visitors struggle to make sense of these “foreign” letters.


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