Example sentences for: nuns

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

  • It is not, in fact, a work of savage (or even mild) anti-clericalism, in the tradition of the Marquis de Sade (whose every third scene involves priests and nuns performing unspeakable acts) or the films of Luis Buñuel (most famously Viridiana , with its infamous parody of the Last Supper tableau).

  • Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott called Attorney General Janet Reno "Stonewall Reno" for 1) opposing immunity for Buddhist nuns whose testimony might implicate Democratic officials, and 2) refusing to appoint an independent counsel.

  • Built toward the end of the 15th century and expanded two centuries later, it’s now a school run by Franciscan nuns.

  • She can charge through a flock of nuns (take that, Catholicism!)

  • The Chinese tried to obliterate Buddhist culture: Celibate nuns and priests were forced to copulate in the street; others were crucified or dragged to death by horses.


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