How to Use biblical in a Sentence

biblical

adjective
  • The past year might have been a bit much even for the biblical Job.
    — New York Times, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Its name is a riff on the biblical prophecy of the day the world will end.
    — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Its name is a riff on the biblical prophecy of the day the world will end.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2022
  • But not even the celebrities are spared from the biblical rains.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Thus, these biblical terms serve as a how-to guide for kavanah in prayer.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Hmm… well, none of this is feeling very biblical.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
  • As news went in the field of biblical studies, this was a bombshell.
    — Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 13 May 2020
  • The name draws from the biblical story of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a biblical nature to it.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The question is what to do with biblical passages that seem to run counter to this spirit.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Dogs, seen in biblical times as unclean scavengers, were a kind of stand-in for the devil.
    — Jake Coyle, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2021
  • But unlike in the biblical tale, this time the little guy didn’t prevail.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Then came a biblical storm that pounded parts of the city with more than a foot of rain in a 12-hour stretch.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The earth was about to shift on its axis; or the guilty would be swept away in a flood of biblical proportions.
    — Richard J. Evans, The New Republic, 1 Dec. 2021
  • War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • This Arabic name means ‘of the night,’ and is also the name of a biblical demon.
    — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, biblical scholars say the men may have eaten on a rug on the floor and could even have been reclining).
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022
  • On a press call, Czyszek talked about the biblical mandate to serve widows and orphans.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Despite the jokes, the town's name has nothing to do with the biblical underworld.
    — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Like the biblical Samson, who lost his strength when shorn, many men feel sapped of their mojo as their manes fall out.
    — Callum Borchers, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The song draws on the biblical tale of Joseph and his treasured garment, the coat of many colors.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Its name, Eshel, is the Hebrew word for the biblical tamarisk tree.
    — Yonat Shimron, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
  • From before biblical times, through the 1700s, nails were hand wrought, forged one at a time.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2022
  • That didn't stop her from playing a biblical matriarch.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • There was too much of a deficit, and a single storm — even of biblical proportions — would not be able to solve it in one fell swoop.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Looking back at it now, Ellen and Ben wouldn’t change a thing—even the biblical weather.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
  • From the mountains to the sea, the wreckage and ruin are biblical in size, scope and wall-to-wall destruction.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • At a time when, around the globe, so many are killed on the roads, the biblical consequences of an ox killing a human should be taken to heart.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The title was an allusion to the biblical tale of Adam and Eve and the tree of knowledge.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Some Jews believe the biblical Joseph is buried in the tomb, while Muslims say a sheikh is buried there.
    — Tia Goldenberg, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022

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