Example sentences for: pious

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

  • Margaret was a deeply pious woman who was subsequently canonized, and her youngest son, David I (1124–1153), founded a church in her name on the highest point of the Castle Rock (St.

  • Originally it was organized for religious observances and practices, including pious prayer and bodily penance, but the society eventually became very important in providing mutual aid to the local communities.

  • The two warring tabloids were united in pious indignation against the Mail on Sunday for buying the serialization rights.

  • My hope is that an A rating would work specifically because the NC-17 would be retained, to give Blockbuster something to feel pious about.

  • The black marble and brass of its monumental entrance hall impose a pious appreciation of Canada’s oldest banking institution.


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