How to Use religion in a Sentence

religion

noun
  • Food is religion in this house.
  • Many people turn to religion for comfort in a time of crisis.
  • Politics are a religion to him.
  • Shinto is a religion that is unique to Japan.
  • Where I live, high school football is religion.
  • Hockey is a religion in Canada.
  • And all this is in the name of religion.
    — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
  • That is our strength, and not this idea of one king, one religion.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Abuse cuts across religion, race, and class.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That's what religions try to do.
    — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • This isn't about ethics or religion.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Psychedelics and religion are no strangers.
    — Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
  • This agency is putting its own view on religion above the needs of its kids.
    — Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The church your grandson has joined sounds more like a cult than a religion.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Forcing our religion down their throats does not show love.
    — Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • These are the desires that religions warn us about.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • There are no jokes about race or religion, and very few about gays and lesbians.
    — David MacK, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • And this isn't about religion, so please don't try that banana in the tailpipe trick.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 5 May 2021
  • Lots of people cry because the club is like a religion to them.
    — Mike Berardino, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2019
  • The way religion is being used today is a huge turn-off.
    — EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Sarandos is right that this is a business and not a religion.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 Jan. 2026
  • It's become like a religion, a cult.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • My point is that Jews must ask the same questions of their religion.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • When a celebrity dies, his or her religion is rarely a big part of the story.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Tyson has said religion in the workplace has been good for business.
    — Yec, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • But students kept asking for the songs of that old-time religion.
    — Jim Schaefer, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Speed hopes that more research will be done about the question of religion and health.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Whether religion played a role in the treatment of the children.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2018
  • One group of agents posted about spinning up their own religion.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The poverty and religion issues didn't hold her back too much.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 10 Oct. 2017

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