How to Use saint in a Sentence

saint

noun
  • The salesperson was a saint for putting up with them.
  • He was declared a saint in the fifth century.
  • The dead body of a young saint.
    — Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
  • All Saints’ soup kitchen was born.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
  • He was then named a saint after his death.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This is not to make a saint out of Castro.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Saints challenged Williams as well.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • The saint’s own name is spelled Aðeluuoldus.
    — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • My mother is a saint sent from heaven.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • But the duo’s rift would grow as Page hit a splash on Saints.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The Bears backed in at 8-8 and lost to the Saints.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But Saints got his revenge shot later in the match.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Four years ago, the Church canonized him as a saint.
    — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Neither one was a doormat; neither one was a saint.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And my grandmother, who was like a saint, never said that to me.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Gefre was a staple of Saints’ baseball games from the start.
    — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 19 June 2026
  • Saints showed off with his rope-walk into a flying forearm.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Saints even broke out a high-angled driver, but only got a two count.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • As a result, the Saints have broken open close games in one short burst.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Its sprawling cave system holds the relics of dozens of saints revered by both churches.
    — CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Young’s play would be the lone highlight for the Saints’ defense in the first half.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
  • But Karenin can only be a saint in a world with no other people.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But nobody is just strong and ferocious, and nobody is just a saint.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But nobody is just strong and ferocious, and nobody is just a saint.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The loss didn’t stop Sujak from looking ahead for the Saints, though.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • There’s no value in pretending Khan is a saint.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Wulf closed it out, recording nine of the Saints’ 12 strikeouts.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Anglican views of saints and Mary vary widely.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
  • For decades, Cesar Chavez was a hero, an icon and by some accounts even a saint.
    — Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Who among us, faced with a life of shame and rejection, could endure it like a saint and not a villain?
    — Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025

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