Example sentences for: shrine

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

  • The building to the right of the main hall is the Asakusa Jinja, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the three legendary founders — the Sanja — of Sensoji.

  • A cemetery shrine may also incorporate a nicho or a gruta.

  • The sight is not to be believed — except that you absolutely must believe in the authenticity of their kneeling before a shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe just before plunging head first into a narrow slit of water, 130 feet below.

  • The manda may involve the placing of a milagro (symbol of a miracle) at the shrine of a saint, La Virgen de Guadalupe cathedral in Mexico City for example, or the lighting of candles at the local church.

  • On the 14th and 15th of the month is the year’s second lighting-up of the thousands of lanterns at Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara.


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