How to Use sanctity in a Sentence

sanctity

noun
  • There is a sense of sanctity to the dark, quiet space.
    — Caroline Eden, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Books were the most acute threat to the sanctity of the bordered self.
    — Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2023
  • His sanctity was so great that even creatures of the sea would pay him homage.
    — Anna Della Subin, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2021
  • Seems to me there’s a certain sanctity to that.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
  • The synth chords lend a sound of sanctity that is new for Dumont.
    — Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The blockchain’s sanctity had been altered by fiat from above.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, WIRED, 18 June 2018
  • And at the core of our movement is a commitment to the sanctity of life.
    — NBC news, 31 May 2026
  • It was simply meant to be enjoyed within the sanctity of their own homes.
    — Maryam Jillani, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2021
  • This is the sanctity of the game, the sacred purity of the game.
    — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Those that talk about the sanctity of life, prove it by protecting the lives of children.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 30 May 2022
  • Adibi drew the curtains; even in these times the sanctity of the deceased must be preserved.
    — Melissa Etehadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The sanctity of our military rests on the chain of command.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
  • But for too many in our state, the importance — and even the sanctity of their vote — is in question.
    — Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Aiden has to learn the sanctity of love — for Elijah and for himself — to find his own sense of grace.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2021
  • In my opinion, the Alabama law is not about the sanctity of life at all.
    — J.d. Crowe | [email protected], al.com, 3 June 2019
  • What could matter more to a teen, for example, than the sanctity of her bedroom?
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • People munched potato chips and sipped their beer with the sanctity of communion wafers and wine.
    — Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The sanctity of our electoral process is paramount for the health of our democracy.
    — Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
  • What mattered above all is the belief in the sanctity of the transaction.
    — Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2019
  • These are the actions of someone who cares, what, about democracy and the sanctity of your vote?
    — Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Reagan is the only character in the book who insists on the sanctity of her job.
    — Jessica Weisberg, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The classy move would have been to stay above it — the sanctity of the pinstripes and all that — but that’s not reality.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
  • It was also thought to contain evil spirits, driven by the odor of sanctity from the island’s many holy places.
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Kass notes the sanctity of the police profession can be found as far back as the Bible and Torah.
    — Fox News, 28 Sep. 2019
  • At this stage, keeping Bonds out of the Hall isn’t about protecting the sanctity of the game.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
  • There could be even more than just a bronze medal—or the sanctity of a now iconic podium photo—at stake in the appeal’s outcome.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The caves, virtually undisturbed for a hundred years, had an air of sanctity.
    — Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Dacus and Bridgers both sing of the sanctity of their inner selves, about protecting what’s theirs and theirs alone.
    — Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The cause of restoring the sanctity of life to the center of American law is the calling of our time.
    — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • But for two second-year students who cared more about being close to the dining hall than the sanctity of sleep, the rooms were perfect.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026

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