How to Use the faithful in a Sentence

the faithful

noun
  • Many of the faithful are like Joao.
    — Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • In grimmer days, the knees of the faithful would be bloody and bruised.
    — Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But Fastvold finds much to admire about the faithful as well.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Whose death would cause the most confusion among the faithful?
    — Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
  • But the beliefs of the faithful live in an arena beyond a fact-check.
    — Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
  • No wonder the faithful fans are talking about a three-peat next season.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • The challenge gave the faithful a chance to identify the traitors with just a few rounds left.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Sure enough, there was the faithful Airedale, the veteran of a dozen fights such as this.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • In the back, the faithful were standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
    — Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The Lebanese militant movement put on a play to stir the faithful.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
  • From sunrise to sunset, the faithful abstain from food and drink and focus on prayer.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • But his receivers are being blamed by the faithful along with the coaching/play-calling.
    — Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Such processions draw the faithful as well as droves of non-believers and tourists.
    — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • Parishioners, on the other hand, are trying to find ways to reach the faithful living in fear.
    — Julianna Lozada, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
  • May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The chilly air was fragrant with hundreds of real roses left behind by the faithful.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In other words, plenty of the faithful go for smaller panels and a chance to show off their best cosplay.
    — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2023
  • The stars worked the crowd, greeting the faithful and leaning in for photos with young cosplayers.
    — Kim Willis, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • People, however, were curious, and the dean charged the faithful to see it.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • Such processions draw the faithful as well as droves of nonbelievers and tourists.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • The new pontifex maximus has much work ahead of him to wrangle the faithful into unity.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • And few places are more emblematic of the fervor with which the faithful guard their traditions.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • At dusk, a procession of the faithful takes to the streets with children often dressed as angels and shepherds.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Easter celebrates the day in which the faithful believe Jesus rose from the dead.
    — Alvise Armellini, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The festering remains of old ‘Lep,’ the faithful old watch dog, were lying just inside the door of the dwelling.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • There, in a manger — a feed trough for animals — Mary gives birth to the child who the faithful believe is the son of God.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Then the faithful had to guess how the traitors answered to earn money for the prize pot while also analyzing the answers for clues.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • From the players on the field to the coaches on the sideline to the faithful in the stands, everyone will be tuned in, eager to see how this goes.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
  • That some do not agree with our message does not render our display sacrilegious or is the cause of any 'scandal' to the faithful.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025

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