How to Use evangelist in a Sentence

evangelist

noun
  • He is held aloft by angels and, at the corners, the four evangelists.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
  • Gluten-free evangelists may not like calling this a fad diet, but the term fits.
    — Allyson Reedy, The Know, 16 Oct. 2019
  • His only companions are a nurse and a young evangelist who shows up at his doorstep.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The people who love it will become evangelists.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Zhao seemed entranced by Musk’s mystique as an evangelist of free speech.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 June 2023
  • But for true evangelists, the dream is for self-learning to do more than that—to add more butter to the slice of toast.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Barnes became a short-week evangelist, and a global movement was born.
    — Meghan M. Biro, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Every governor is an evangelist for his or her state.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Some prediction market evangelists want to keep the rules lax.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Trivieri has been such an evangelist for the store that when Brown’s post went viral, her phone blew up.
    — Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Since then, Monfore has become a bit of an evangelist for this way of walking.
    — Kevyn Burger Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Barnard had become a health-food evangelist, selling vitamins out of the back of his car.
    — Big Think, 1 May 2026
  • The saint inspired Sterling to write a mass in honor of the evangelist.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The 4 Calling Birds are the four gospels and/or the four evangelists.
    — Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The evangelist was impressed by Holley’s work and offered him a job.
    — Mark Woolsey, ajc, 11 May 2020
  • But while Kenny has never seen his words as irrefutable gospel, there is a touch of the evangelist to him.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Kaplan, a sake evangelist, pairs French wines and harmonious sakes with abalone pot pies and fluffy shoku-pan croque-madames.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Karpman is an evangelist for the sport as being one that amateur hobbyists can grow with over time.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • That kind of brand adoption turns them into organic brand evangelists and is one of the strongest signals of brand health.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The sisters have long been evangelists for the snowy, celeb favored Aspen, and always bring their style game to the slopes.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Thank you to all the pastors, evangelists and artists of the kingdom who volunteered for this surprise party.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Now, Epstein’s an evangelist of range, the voice of the deeply superficial.
    — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 9 June 2019
  • Aim to deeply resonate with 10% of your audience; these evangelists will drive your business.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Some are ‘crypto evangelists’, donating to pay it forward.
    — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Yet Howard, one of the company's most devout evangelists, is confident the kinks can be worked out.
    — Adam Mann, Science | AAAS, 22 June 2017
  • And, Rwanda does not present itself as a nuclear evangelist.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Eva, who begins ninth grade in the fall, is a clown, a contortionist, a tight-wire performer — and an evangelist for the circus life.
    — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
  • Hazel Motes becomes the Deep South evangelist of a church without Christ.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Today, Son is one of AI’s foremost evangelists.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Other high-flying areas of the market with their own evangelists have also been struggling lately.
    — CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025

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