Example sentences for: shrine

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

  • To the right is the Kaguraden, a hall where ceremonial dances are performed to honor the gods — and where, for a modest fee, couples can have Shinto wedding ceremonies performed, complete with flutes and drums and shrine maidens to attend them.

  • The entire shrine was constructed without nails or cross beams, its magnificent arched ceiling supported by 28 carved pillars.

  • Inside, the monastery surrounds a sunken courtyard with an exquisite golden shrine in the center, backed by a pagoda temple decorated with episodes from the life of Buddha.

  • This shrine is dedicated to Kyushu’s most celebrated son and one of Japan’s national heroes, Takamori Saigo, last great champion of the samurai.

  • 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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