Example sentences for: shrine

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

  • After sundown, the shrine’s atmosphere is utterly transformed — cool, dark, and more than slightly surreal, with the subtly illuminated arch dominating the scene.

  • Crowning a hilltop about 3 km (2 miles) west of the city center, the 2,000-year-old Buddhist shrine of Swayambhunath can be seen from all over the valley.

  • More palatable in its goal is the park’s Miyazaki Shrine, dedicated to Japan’s quasi-legendary first emperor, Jimmu, who reputedly commenced his glorious career in this region.

  • This was the traditional Buddhist “Peak of the West,” the mountain shrine to countless pilgrims, emperors included.

  • Shiroyama Park (southwest of Kagoshima Station) is up on a hill, giving you a fine view of the city and Kagoshima Bay through the archway of Nanshu Shrine.


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