Example sentences for: milagros

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

  • The milagros are pinned to the clothing of the saint and left there until collected by the priest or caretaker of the church.

  • Milagros are made out of wood, wax, or bone, but the most common material is silver or a silverlike metal, and they are usually very tiny objects, about one inch in diameter.

  • Promesas made to saints and the milagros presented are a reflection of their strong predominance in daily life.

  • In the past most milagros were commissioned, and the local silversmith made them out of silver or sometimes gold.

  • A milagro is literally a miracle, but in folk religious practices milagros are tiny objects presented to a saint at a shrine or church, as a token or offering intended to fulfill a vow made to that saint.


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