Example sentences for: pilgrims

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

  • The Holy City remained a backwater until the 19th century, when renewed interest among Christian pilgrims made it the destination of thousands of travelers each year.

  • Less than an hour from Boston, Plymouth doesn’t let you forget its famous heritage, but unless you really want to see the rock that marks where the pilgrims landed in 1620 you might prefer to head on to Cape Cod.

  • Thus, numerous trans-alphabetic glossaries—Greek-Latin, LatinGreek, Hebrew-Latin, Arabic-Coptic, and ArabicGreek—once thought to be schoolboys' exercises, are probably elementary aids for tourists, pilgrims, and businessmen.

  • You’ll find that the Old City’s myriad colours, sounds, smells, and tastes stir the senses; the Temple Mount’s architecture can take your breath away; pilgrims tracing Christ’s journey to Calvary along the Via Dolorosa remain a deeply moving sight; and the views from the Mount of Olives are stunning.

  • The city has drawn Christian visitors, sometimes heavily armed, ever since the proclamation of the “Holy Land” and development of the first Christian sites for pilgrims in the fifth century.


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