How to Use bible in a Sentence

bible

noun
  • The book is famous among foodies—it's the gourmet's bible.
  • The magazine is now considered the bible of the plastics industry.
  • She gave each of her grandchildren a Bible.
  • Read his bible and wrote letters.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This Is Spinal Tap is my bible.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Despite its heavy binding and gold-lined pages, her book is not a bible.
    — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appetit, 7 May 2018
  • There will be bibles, greeting cards, gifts, children’s books and more.
    — Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Used in this way, data ensures that your team is looking at the same bible.
    — Cheryl Ragland, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Other kids would miss mid-week bible study because of a sports practice.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2019
  • This tongue-in-cheek reference guide became my bible that first year.
    — Lorraine Duffy Merkl, Town & Country, 8 Oct. 2015
  • The result is the new bible of ’80s hard-rock and glam-metal.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The manifesto felt like a cross between a playbook and a bible.
    — Katherine Goldstein, Vox, 6 Dec. 2018
  • They were found tied up and had been tortured and beaten with bibles and wooden cudgels.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2020
  • If there’s a relationship bible, this would be it—and for good reason.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 7 Oct. 2018
  • Like something out of the bible, a second coming appears to be on the horizon.
    — SI.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Open your Bibles to First Corinthians chapter one.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This section of the book isn’t intended to be a Thai wine-pairing bible.
    — Gabe Ulla, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2017
  • During the service, Charles put his hand on the bible and took the coronation oath.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 6 May 2023
  • The king then swore on the bible to uphold laws governed by the Church of England.
    — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • Andy Muschietti, who directed the films and show, says the book is a bit of a bible.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 May 2026
  • For more than a century, dream books served as the bibles of New York gambling.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Thus, not all Christian Bibles include the same number of books.
    — Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Getting the details felt important, and so my bibles were the memoirs.
    — Thomas Gebremedhin, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2018
  • Fowle was part of a tour group and was detained in mid-May after leaving a bible in a restaurant.
    — CNN, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Her sister, Lexi, had a single mini-monologue about the bible.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • In one image from the post, the pair are holding hands in front of an officiant reading from what looks like a bible.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
  • But, videos show Kavanaugh and Roberts both told each man to raise their right hand and did not mention the bible.
    — Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • If guys want to focus on their basketball, their bodies and their bible, Auburn is a great place to come.
    — James Crepea, AL.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • In a backpack left at the scene, police found a copy of the Constitution and a bible.
    — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022
  • That is not to say that officers cannot shoot from locations that are not listed in the base’s shooting bible.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025

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