How to Use archangel in a Sentence

archangel

noun
  • The soldier remained still as though the archangel Gabriel was talking to her.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Other plants that should work include creeping lily turf, pachysandra and yellow archangel.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
  • The configuration of wings is different from a seraphim to an archangel.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • But more importantly, the archangel Michael makes his debut and asks to have a chat with Dean.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 31 July 2019
  • Katy Perry’s archangel wings atop a Versace thigh-high boots were hard to imagine fitting through any door.
    — New York Times, 8 May 2018
  • Its basilica is dug deep into the mountainside, and lined with statues of avenging archangels.
    — The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Sobered by an archangel, the president fires his crooked Cabinet and becomes a world leader.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Attendees learn how to use angel tarot cards to work with guardian angels and archangels to heal and harmonize every aspect of life.
    — Lake County News-Sun, 17 July 2017
  • Those archangels, Michael and Gabriel, are on hand to assist God in handing down those new commandments.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Long story short, when Lucifer gets distracted by Jack, Michael uses the archangel blade on him.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Atop a cupola, the archangel Michael stands seven feet tall, his sword lowered, facing a Burger King.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • The archangel Michael, in his dashing garment with rainbow wings, stands astride the narrow earthly realm, where the desperate cry out to be saved.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020
  • So the Sprite is very seraphim-like, and then the wings of the Sphinx are more archangel-like, but each of the feathers has an eye that is meant to represent a soul.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Upstairs, an archangel painting in the master bedroom opens into a projection TV screen.
    — Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 29 May 2021
  • Stained glass images of archangels, known as protectors of humanity and messengers from God, loomed overhead in the apse.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
  • Trump’s second wife, Marla Maples, shared an illustration of Trump at a lectern, overseen by a blonde archangel.
    — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • However, hiding the archangel from both Heaven and Hell quickly disrupts their lives in unforeseen ways.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 27 July 2023
  • However, hiding the archangel from both Heaven and Hell quickly disrupts their lives in unforeseen ways.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 5 July 2023
  • Yazidis pray to Tawusi Melek, an archangel who, at the creation, took the form of a peacock, and painted a desolate earth with the colors of his feathers.
    — Anna Della Subin, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
  • While Crowley is leery as to why the archangel has come to the bookshop, Aziraphale is keen to solve the mystery behind Gabriel’s condition.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 27 July 2023
  • The main reason God sacrificed his only begotten son was that the archangels who answered prayers were tired of people asking to speak to the manager.
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 10 May 2018
  • One, which is how those of a religious leaning might see it, is as a miraculous, divine event, the archangel Gabriel shining the way towards the baby Jesus.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The Quran says that on this special night, angels descend from heaven — most important, the archangel Gabriel — bringing peace and divine presence into the world.
    — Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 5 June 2016
  • Step through a door only to stare up at a faceless archangel known as Tyrael, hovering 14 feet in the air with sword in hand to protect humanity from the forces of Hell.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Without its passionate archangel, however, and with an increasingly younger and increasingly impatient fan base to answer to, that pride has seemed misplaced, if not delusional.
    — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • The site also has strong connections to Christianity; it was believed that archangel Michael stood on the western side of the Mount to warn fishermen away from its perilous, rocky shores.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 5 June 2019
  • Panagia Kanakaria, a small church in the village of Boltash, featured stunning glass mosaics depicting Jesus as a young boy surrounded by two archangels and the 12 apostles.
    — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2019
  • The statuettes showed a white cherub, decked out in armor and holding a sword, with his foot on the head of a black cherub with horns, appearing to be depicting the archangel Michael defeating Satan, according to the news station.
    — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Unfortunately, some very common ground covers, such as English ivy, vinca, yellow archangel, creeping Jenny and bishop’s weed, are aggressive spreaders and can be hard to control.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 12 June 2018
  • Royal blue, oxblood, and gold paint illuminated the creation of Adam and the temptation of Eve—the couple who give the place its name, the Crypt of the Original Sin—along with various apostles and archangels.
    — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026

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