Example sentences for: crucifix

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

  • And, in light of his conversion, Derek's former supremacist chums obligingly turn into hissing vampires, snarling at his expressions of tolerance as if they've just been flashed the crucifix and sprayed with holy water.

  • In Japan, a department store recently stumbled into the yuletide spirit by displaying Santa Claus--nailed to a crucifix.

  • Its prized possessions are two: the haunting Volto Santo (Holy Face), a wooden crucifix said to have been carved by Nicodemus and possessing miraculous powers; and the graceful white marble tomb of Ilaria del Carretto Guinigi by master Sienese sculptor Jacopo de lla Quercia (1408) in the former sacristy.

  • You’ll also find a gold and diamond crucifix said to contain a piece of the true Cross.

  • It’s a lovely 3 km- (2 mile-) stroll down from the Porta Nuova, and is a point of pilgrimage for those curious to see the wooden crucifix that spoke to a troubled 27-year-old Francis in 1209, telling him to go and repair the world.


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