How to Use the Virgin Mary in a Sentence

the Virgin Mary

noun
  • And how many times do people see the Virgin Mary in a glass of tea.
    — Big Think, 24 June 2024
  • Yes, there are lots of jokes about the Virgin Mary and holy ghosting.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 May 2025
  • As the star of the night, Karly dressed up as the Virgin Mary.
    — Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • At the front, near the sidewalk, a tall rock pedestal holds a statue of the Virgin Mary.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
  • People came over to watch a statue of the Virgin Mary dance in her bathroom.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Carla Hool’s quest for the Virgin Mary led her around the Earth.
    — Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • The icon screen shows various scenes of the saints, the Virgin Mary and Christ.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There's a towering white statue of the Virgin Mary where people go to pray.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 24 May 2025
  • Large statues of the Virgin Mary show her in various states of mourning, even in anguish.
    — Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Outside, the protesters sang hymns and chanted prayers and held signs and images of the Virgin Mary.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Miriam of Nazareth, best known as the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
    — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Here, visitors can gaze upon the icon of the Virgin Mary, which sits surrounded by gifts from those who come to pray.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Enormous paintings of Christ and the Virgin Mary hung from the walls, framed by scrolling masonry.
    — Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Parra is not only singing for the Virgin Mary but also to honor her two grandmothers.
    — Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • But the Virgin Mary and the angels had cajoled him into granting humankind one last chance to repent.
    — Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • On a wall to his right was a print of the Virgin Mary, her face partially obscured by empty lab supply boxes.
    — Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 1 June 2026
  • In Naples, Catholic symbolism-above all the image of the Virgin Mary -permeates the city.
    — Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the crowd, protesters held signs with images of the Virgin Mary and Mexican flags.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • The piece depicts Joseph and the Virgin Mary with young Jesus resting in the woods on their journey.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2024
  • Around his neck, Viktor wears silver medallions of the Virgin Mary and the crucifix.
    — Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
  • Copies of the Quran were carefully set aside, placed beside a Bible and a picture of the Virgin Mary.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • Visitors are welcome to tour the church that houses what many believe is a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Visitors are welcome to tour the church that houses what many believe is a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
  • To these settlers, the Mary in Maryland suggested the Virgin Mary.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Another shows two boys praying by a statue of the Virgin Mary in an Italian courtyard.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Less than 5 percent of Italy’s streets or squares are named after a woman, and half of those are saints or martyrs or the Virgin Mary.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Small sculptures of the Virgin Mary and a few red ribbons are scattered on side tables in their living room, alongside plastic green wreaths.
    — Fatima Abdulkarim, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Called the Madonnari, the artists used chalk and pastels to draw depictions of the Virgin Mary onto pavement.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
  • On Tuesday wooden chipboard covered the niche where he will be buried, beside the chapel that houses the Virgin Mary icon.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Her first acting gig was portraying the Virgin Mary in a Nativity play.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026

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