How to Use baptism in a Sentence

baptism

noun
  • He received the sacrament of baptism as an infant.
  • There were over 100 baptisms at our church last year.
  • That night was like a baptism in the blues and rock and roll.
    — Ron Hart, SPIN, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The lines just beg to be echoed by a crowd in some baptism of sweat and cheap beer.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2021
  • King’s has done 250 baptisms in eight years.
    — Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Training breaks a child’s will, and the first kill is a kind of baptism.
    — Anna Diamond, The Atlantic, 23 June 2017
  • And, lucky me, the next frigid baptism would be before dawn in four days.
    — Tim Folger, National Geographic, 17 Nov. 2020
  • There’s no harm in doing the baptism and taking the cash for the good of your child.
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • There were no first communions or baptisms.
    — Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure the money is in the account before the baptism takes place.
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Eagles players even held baptisms in the team’s cold tub and at a hotel pool.
    — David French, National Review, 6 Feb. 2018
  • After the baptism, his curly hair wet and cold like an animal caught out in the snow.
    — Athena Nassar, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Any man could do it, ordained or not, as long as the baptism was full immersion.
    — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Villanelle’s baptism at the start of this season came as a surprise.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 7 Mar. 2022
  • And just like that, Hood's baptism was not valid, according to the church.
    — Amy Simonson, CNN, 24 Feb. 2022
  • There are cities in flames, laser beams coming out a people's eyes, and a baptism pool party.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 7 Aug. 2018
  • This is a movie in which the de-rigueur baptism scene is of the preacher himself being dunked to sober up.
    — Author: Ann Hornaday, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2018
  • Such a name seemed fitting as the choppy waters sprayed us like a river baptism.
    — Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The baptism, the statement says, took place in Seine-et-Marne but does not say when.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 26 June 2018
  • Everything is a baptism by fire, David.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
  • The crowd was gathered to witness a baptism service for what appears to have been five young men.
    — Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Like Bo Nix a year ago, Cam Ward’s baptism by fire starts now.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Like Bo Nix a year ago, Cam Ward’s baptism by fire starts now.
    — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nicky was charged with soaking the place of his baptism, the Windmill Chapel.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The baptism took place in secret, away from her father, a communist, who was against the rites.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Her oldest child is six — two years away from the age of baptism in the Mormon Church.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But when Eve doesn't show up to her baptism, Villanelle can't stand it anymore.
    — Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Baby actor, no older than 3 months, for baptism scene.
    — Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This day was like, six and a half baptisms, except worse, because Ted Cruz talked.
    — Megan Angelo, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2018
  • For 3 months Xavier and his sister and I have been discussing baptism.
    — Tandra Smith | [email protected], al, 15 Jan. 2021

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