How to Use Virgin Mary in a Sentence

Virgin Mary

noun
  • Skip the vodka if needed for a Virgin Mary version; substitute with a splash or two of water to help thin the sauce.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Kardashian wore a black mini dress with a Virgin Mary emblem and black veil earlier in the weekend.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 May 2022
  • Her first acting gig was in a Nativity play portraying Virgin Mary.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • On Sunday evening, a small group held a vigil at the pier, laying bouquets on the ground, lighting votive candles and hanging a rosary and a small image of a Virgin Mary on a fence.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • After the Rite of Reception and Vespers, her coffin will rest overnight in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In the mural created by Revueltas, the Catholic image of Virgin Mary is in the top center and her children – men and women with different skin tones – pray around her.
    — MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez, ajc, 6 May 2023
  • The 20-foot tall statue monument is devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and has earned a reputation throughout the decades as a destination for faithful flocks of praying visitors.
    — Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • He was extremely learned—fluent Latin and a sound grasp of Greek—and went on annual pilgrimages to Medjugorje and other holy places devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • After religious conservatives objected to the film’s poster – which depicted an apparently pregnant Virgin Mary nailed to a cross – riot police were called out to head off any potential disturbances at the premiere.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The 18 towers represent different figures from scripture including the apostles, evangelists and Virgin Mary while the three facades depict the life of Jesus along with his death and final judgment.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Maia Morgenstern played the Blessed Virgin Mary, with Monica Bellucci appearing in the role of Mary Magdalene.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Life-sized statues of Jesus crucified, the weeping Virgin Mary, and representations of scenes from the Gospels’ accounts of Jesus' torture and death on a cross are carried in large processions in different parts of the world.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But long before that, as a third grader, she was inspired by her teacher, a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or BVMs, and had a calling to join the order herself.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • This was long before Mayor Giuliani got his shorts in a wad about Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary, part of a 1999 group show at the Brooklyn Museum displaying art owned by the advertising mogul Charles Saatchi.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The symbolism in their designs has expanded beyond the horoscope and include Ayatul Kursi (The Throne Verse from the Quran), a Virgin Mary ring, pomegranate motifs for prosperity, Hamsa hands for protection, the evil eye to ward off negativity, and the elephant as a symbol of good fortune.
    — Milena Lazazzera, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Grand Island in 1994 and served as vicar general and pastor of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary before his 2021 appointment to Colorado Springs, according to the archdiocese.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Duomo of Milan, Milan Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy, on June 19, 2025.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026

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