How to Use sacred in a Sentence

sacred

adjective
  • We have a sacred duty to find out the truth.
  • The burial site is sacred ground.
  • Freedom is a sacred right.
  • They'll make jokes about anything. Nothing is sacred to those guys.
  • I can't believe they would do that. Is nothing sacred?
  • June is a month of sacred pause.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For my team, that week is sacred.
    — Tori Dunlap, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • And that it was built on sacred land.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
  • For Finns, the sauna is sacred.
    — Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The air is thick with the smell of ghee and wood smoke from the sacred fires.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But these are not the only sacred places.
    — Marc Santia, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Nineteen is a sacred age in pop.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Let this be a sacred pause instead.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Nothing is sacred, no one above their wrath.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • On a football field, that sacred space.
    — Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This sacred ground, where heaven touched the earth ten times.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • There are some things in life and some moments of time in life which are sacred.
    — Meghan McCain, Variety, 19 Oct. 2021
  • That flag is sacred as far as I am concerned.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • This sacred house of worship has been a place of peace, love, and faith for so many.
    — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The birthing scene proved to a sacred moment for the actors on set.
    — Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
  • There is something so sacred about the wonder in you.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There is something so sacred about the wonder in you.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Couldn’t be more excited to see this sacred text find new fans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • That project is very sacred to the two of us, and the others involved.
    — Goldie Chan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • For Judeh, the plaza is not only a sacred place but a unique haven.
    — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The owners now were in charge, and nothing was sacred.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
  • There was something so sacred and special about this thing.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing is more sacred or valuable than draft picks.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Renée Good died near her home, in the sacred hour after school drop-off.
    — Krys Malcolm Belc, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
  • For Hollis, the work feels sacred.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025

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