How to Use imam in a Sentence

imam

noun
  • The shrouded infant was laid at the feet of an imam for prayers.
    — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The incident wasn’t the first time an imam who led the mosque was killed.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Then the imam took off his ankle-length coat and wrapped it around the father.
    — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Every day, the imam said, a dozen or so new arrivals find their way there.
    — Olivia Bensimon Todd Heisler, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Shirzadi served as the imam at the mosque for the past nine years, police said.
    — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
  • From the speakers came the voice of an imam reading from the Quran.
    — Jo Becker, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2019
  • One of them was a women’s mosque presided over by a female imam.
    — Alessandra Cappelletti, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Finally, the story came to the point where the imam was slain.
    — The Economist, 28 Jan. 2020
  • The imam said the prayer service gathered people of all faiths.
    — Tavleen Tarrant, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Nearby, police conferred with the imam in his long white robe.
    — Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 14 May 2021
  • Bearded imams with long robes and bearded imams without long robes walked through it.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Among those who died were the mosque’s imam and a 7-year-old boy, officials said.
    — Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2020
  • An imam said that fifteen other men from Gasanbek’s area had died in the war.
    — Time, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The mosques and the imams have the right to challenge the order, the government said.
    — New York Times, 8 June 2018
  • Not so long ago, that analogizing was the work of shamans, imams, and ministers.
    — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • An imam said teachers, students and other school staff members who were at the mosque are safe.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 May 2026
  • The imam supported efforts to keep the city safe and his death was a deep loss, Frage added.
    — Hannan Adely, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
  • So an alcove was built on the side of the main prayer area where women can see the imam during prayer services.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The homeowner, an imam at a local mosque, invited them in and served them a meal.
    — Ali Arkady, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • The homeowner, an imam at a local mosque, invited them in and served them a meal.
    — Ali Arkady, Smithsonian, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Men and women from the mosque, including a young imam, join us in a communal meal.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The state stopped that practice after a Muslim inmate asked to have an imam present.
    — Kim Chandler, Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Zara refused, and the local imam denounced her in a Friday prayer.
    — Annie Hylton, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The day begins with a special prayer service known as salat al-eid followed by a sermon from the imam.
    — Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • North Texas imam and activist Omar Suleiman was one of the night’s speakers.
    — Obed Manuel, Dallas News, 12 July 2019
  • When Guandolo finished, the imam stood and tried to persuade him that this was not true.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Early the next morning, the cove resonated with more tranquil sound — an imam’s call to prayer.
    — Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2020
  • The father of the bride sat beside his daughter as the imam led the ceremony.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Does the mayor need to attend the investiture of every imam or rabbi?
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Kaziha, the imam said, was the first to call 911 when the shooting started.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026

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