How to Use nun in a Sentence

nun

noun
  • Some nuns go back to their rooms.
    — Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
  • At least this suit isn’t against nuns.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The nuns here changed so many lives in such a good way.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Now, brooding nuns walked through it.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Take a look at how these nuns help each other.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • Two guardian angels emerged – in the form of nuns.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Racists have the same right to speech as do Catholic nuns.
    — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In the end, the ladies have mixed success with the nuns’ case.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
  • There was an assault on a nun in Jerusalem.
    — CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • But what could a nun in a tenement do?
    — Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The fire killed 92 students and three nuns.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The two nuns exchanged a look but said nothing.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • One nun's habit was adorned with giant devil's horns.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Sleep in the nuns’ old rooms and hang out in the lounge that used to be their classroom.
    — Lola Augustine Brown, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
  • At the school, one of the nuns shoves her face into a bowl of gray gruel.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Many dressed as ghoulish priests and nuns, their faces painted white and black.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Is that Valak or just a nun going about her business?
    — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Sister Boniface is, of course, not just any nun.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • The nun used her rod to tap the underside of any arms that began to sag.
    — Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Bernard must have been taken aback by this letter from an unknown nun.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Mead was not the first singing nun with a top 10 Billboard hit.
    — al, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Two other nuns tried to hold down a protester, who shook loose.
    — Emma Bubola, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Most of the other nuns who entered the convent with her have died.
    — Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
  • Abarca cut the engines, and a chorus of nun birds rose from the forests.
    — Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t expect Sweeney to be method dressing as a nun for this tour though.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Later that evening, the nun took Eileen’s clothes, then cut off her hair and changed her name.
    — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
  • Instead, a poignant conflict between the two nuns is.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Hudson asked the audience while striking a pose as the singing nun.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Or stayed overnight at a convent with nuns in Connecticut?
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The nuns are clearly the heroes here, for taking care of the needy and saving lives.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

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