How to Use hymnal in a Sentence

hymnal

noun
  • Its melodies were lifted from hymnals performed in the Black church.
    — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Her husband was not the only one prone to skipping a chapter in the hymnal.
    — Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Selecting a hymnal can be a source of great conflict within the church.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Her hymnal, pictured, a gift from her church choir, has always been her most valuable playbook.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Surely Dorsey and his Dream Team are all on the same page of the hymnal on that, right?
    — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Pews upturned, wheelchairs tossed about, hymnals strewn and even a keyboard destroyed.
    — Matt Campbell, kansascity.com, 11 June 2017
  • To be certain, not all Republicans are singing from the same hymnal.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024
  • To paraphrase a former Browns head coach, everyone’s singing from the same hymnal.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Most restaurant chicken is still pink in the thigh, while the breast is cooked to the consistency of a Baptist hymnal.
    — Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2011
  • Most restaurant chicken is still pink in the thigh, while the breast is cooked to the consistency of a Baptist hymnal.
    — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • The text by Whittier was taken from a hymnal, but the vocal line was a solemn unison against the piano’s harmonies.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Onstage, musicians scroll through New Age worship lyrics on iPhones propped on tripods, where hymnals once might have been.
    — Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The small fire at the Episcopal church in Pasadena was lit in the sanctuary, with pews, prayer books and hymnals used as kindling.
    — Brittny Mejia, latimes.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Students at Duke protested the firings and even had boomboxes play Dolph’s lyrical hymnal.
    — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 12 May 2018
  • For non-Christian-church-going people, holding up the hymnal for the other person is a prime sign of care and affection.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2021
  • The iconic crescendo three minutes in is a staggering and gut-wrenching hymnal of everlasting love.
    — Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Jan. 2019
  • Today, however, as funders and advocacy groups chant from a common hymnal of wokeness, the rules have changed and courage is hard to find.
    — Frederick M. Hess, National Review, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The YouTubers are encouraged to take a hymnal, read about the church’s teachings and enjoy food with other members.
    — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
  • As the entrance hymn fills the sanctuary, Lambert Nieme is sitting next me, his hymnal open and resting evenly on two steady hands.
    — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2018
  • His speech on Thursday in Warsaw was straight out of the Christian Identity hymnal.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 7 July 2017
  • Roger shoves Buck into the secret room located right off the kitchen and proceeds to entertain Rob with his father's old hymnals.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 29 July 2023
  • Although his own roots are Baptist, the North Little Rock native is no stranger to the Methodist hymnal.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Their hymnals are inscribed with the letters, as is the soaring temple that serves as the headquarters of La Luz del Mundo.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2019
  • Announced more than five years ago, the new hymnal promises to be a high note in Latter-day Saint worship services and cultural history.
    — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, as the tension ratchets, Pierre-Philippe Côté’s score leans on disquieting choral music that sounds like a hymnal for the damned.
    — Amy Nicholson, Variety, 20 July 2022
  • The Sign of Peace will not take place; collection baskets should not be passed from person to person; bulletins will not be handed out; hymnals will be removed from pews.
    — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2020
  • He was troubled by the veneration heaped by followers on Garcia, whose initials are inscribed in congregants’ hymnals and shawls.
    — Leila Miller, latimes.com, 15 July 2019
  • Today, the former mayors are singing from the same hymnal on a local group's proposal to build a street grid between Queensgate and the western edge of Downtown.
    — The Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Today, the former mayors are singing from the same hymnal on a local group's proposal to build a street grid between Queensgate and the western edge of Downtown.
    — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • The script by Eggers and Sjón aims for the hymnal straightforwardness of the original sagas, though Kidman's role also challenges some archetypes.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023

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