How to Use the Sabbath in a Sentence

the Sabbath

noun
  • But then there was a big row about the Sabbath name, all over again.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2023
  • On the other hand, this is a book about the Sabbath.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The justices heard the case of a postal worker who refused work on the Sabbath.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Being on the Sabbath bill means the world to me, because these are my uber-heroes.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Kirk obviously didn’t mean for a book about the Sabbath to comprise his last words.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Since this would have violated the Sabbath, he was told the event would be rescheduled.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Since this would have violated the Sabbath, he was told the event would be rescheduled.
    — Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2024
  • How does this proprietor get around the biblical truth to make more money on the Sabbath?
    — Michael Isaacson, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • Meiner, who observes the Sabbath, also wasn’t able to attend.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • An Orthodox Jew, David’s phone was turned off for the Sabbath.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Shapiro learned of the shooting during the Sabbath break, when a staffer made a rare interruption at his home to alert him to the news.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Kirk began keeping the Sabbath in 2021.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Whether that be in the halls of a hallowed church or the stands of a football stadium, the Sabbath has a special meaning to us.
    — Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 16 May 2024
  • Its first opening lines were about getting ready for the Sabbath — cleaning the house, plucking the chicken for supper and such.
    — Barbara Isenberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
  • There were three Alabama shows scheduled for the Sabbath/Van Halen tour.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Everyone is owed a Sabbath, not just those who worship your way; the Sabbath is not only for you and yours but for all.
    — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Licenses to open on the Sabbath are granted to bars and restaurants north of a particular street, but not south of it.
    — Gabby Sobelman, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Since takeoff was slated for Saturday, a few group members chose to stay back to observe the Sabbath.
    — Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
  • The islands are home to a very conservative branch of Calvinism which believes deeply in the Sabbath.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Though, regardless of the fire’s provenance, there is still the separate issue of cooking on the Sabbath.
    — Benjamin Dubow, Longreads, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Americans, religious or not, kept the Sabbath for centuries.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
  • After Freud’s death, Bernays went back to the synagogue and back to lighting candles on the Sabbath.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The father, who everyone thinks will be offended by a guest’s outburst at the Sabbath table, laughs in delight.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • One day of the week is set aside for chores, while another is reserved for marking the Sabbath, leaving ten total days of storytelling.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
  • Several local congregations had gathered there to mark the Sabbath that day.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • Groff observes the Sabbath on Sundays, and his religious beliefs prevent him from working on those days.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The family keeps kosher, observes the Sabbath and attends synagogue.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • That Friday before the Sabbath, he was executed by Rome, nailed to a cross through his wrists and ankles.
    — Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Videos of the Sabbath services captured jubilant students wearing yarmulkes and dancing.
    — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 28 May 2024

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