Example sentences for: holy

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

  • Soon after his arrival in Spain, the young man inherited the title of Holy Roman Emperor, as Charles V. The responsibilities of the crown kept him busy away from the royal residences of Toledo, Segovia, Valladolid, and Madrid.

  • They are believed to be both holy and highly therapeutic, and are channeled into a public pool — as hot as a steaming bath.

  • Little wonder he subsequently named it Porto Santo (Holy Port).

  • May: Assisi: Calendimaggio Christian and pagan festival; Naples: Miracle of San Gennaro (liquefaction of the saint’s blood); Camogli (Riviera): Fish Festival, communal fish-fry in giant pan; Gubbio: wooden candle race, crossbow competition; Orvieto: Pentecost feast of the Palombella (Holy Ghost)

  • The liberation of Kosovar Serbs and Serbian holy places from Muslim tyrants became the nationalist rallying cry, as did the redemption of Albanians who had converted to Islam during the Turks' rule.


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