How to Use prophet in a Sentence

prophet

noun
  • One of these is tharid, said to have been the prophet’s favorite dish.
    — Anissa Helou, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The Bible says woe unto those who love the tombs of the prophets.
    — Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 7 May 2018
  • The witches act as dancers and backup singers as well as prophets.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The saint in his cell reading about the righteous prophets and kings.
    — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • What the prophet says is what is true, and everything else is false.
    — Dan Stewart, Time, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Scapegoat, prophet, moron, rogue—the poor white is a shapeshifter.
    — Sarah Jones, New Republic, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The actor sees in her subject not a victim so much as a prophet.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Willem Dafoe plays Heimir the Fool—half jester, half mad prophet.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The church is led by a prophet who also serves as president of the church.
    — CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
  • This makes his predictions sound like the stuff of a madman or a prophet.
    — David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The prophets of doom are right; the auto show is fast becoming a spent force.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2019
  • And our laws are derived from the Qur’an and the practices of the prophet.
    — Time, 5 Apr. 2018
  • And oh, Allah, please send peace to our prophet, the master of the worlds.
    — NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Who’s going to save us, the prophet who says cut back, or the wizard who says leap farther?
    — Mary Ellen Hannibal, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Jan. 2018
  • He also is believed to be a prophet of God and serves until death.
    — Hannah Schoenbaum and Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Sikhs use it to refer to God and the ten prophet leaders, or gurus.
    — Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Whether purposeful or not, Aris took on the aura of a prophet.
    — Marc Bloom, Outside Online, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Here, the prophet transmits the claims, even the complaints of the people to God.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The double prophet called down something, and 42 people were mauled by a bear.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The prizefighter, the pop star, the pro-football player, the prophet.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2021
  • The armed man could be heard saying that the prophet Mohammed told him to kill Naseem in a dream.
    — Susannah George, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2020
  • He has been accused by other Christian groups as a false prophet or a cult leader.
    — ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • In many parts of the world, Bob Marley is considered like a prophet.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Perhaps speaking in the harsh style of the prophets gave him an unearned moral certitude.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Now in her fourth season, DiBernardo has made a prophet out of Dames.
    — Matt Le Cren, Naperville Sun, 29 June 2017
  • Let’s see how many Angelenos embrace this false prophet on election day.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • The polygamy of Mormonism’s second prophet, Brigham Young, is well known.
    — and David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Sharia law is based on Islam’s holy book, the Quran, and the life of prophet Mohammed.
    — Char Reck, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • If history is repetition, then prophets of the past must have something to teach us.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The prophet of leaning in has found that, at least in 2025, women are leaning out.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025

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