Examples of hymnal in a Sentence
hymnals are distributed among the congregation before the church service so everyone can join in the singing
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Similar cases include 3M’s accidental invention of Post-it Notes (first used as ad hoc bookmarks for hymnals); Shopify’s pivot from selling snowboards to enabling e-commerce infrastructure; and Instagram’s shift from a cluttered check-in app to a focused photo-sharing platform.
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Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
The movement’s leaders eliminated many of the trappings that turned people away from church — traditional architecture, robed clergy, hymnals filled with turgid songs from the 19th century and sermons overloaded with abstract religious phrases.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026
Onstage, musicians scroll through New Age worship lyrics on iPhones propped on tripods, where hymnals once might have been.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
This was what drew Janet away from the Methodist Church her parents had raised her in—with its pews, hymnals, and stained glass—and toward the Assemblies of God Church, with its young people playing electric guitars while sporting bell-bottoms and denim vests.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
The movement’s leaders eliminated many of the trappings that turned people away from church — traditional architecture, robed clergy, hymnals filled with turgid songs from the 19th century and sermons overloaded with abstract religious phrases.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026
Onstage, musicians scroll through New Age worship lyrics on iPhones propped on tripods, where hymnals once might have been.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
This was what drew Janet away from the Methodist Church her parents had raised her in—with its pews, hymnals, and stained glass—and toward the Assemblies of God Church, with its young people playing electric guitars while sporting bell-bottoms and denim vests.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Hymnal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hymnal. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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hymnal
noun
hym·nal
ˈhim-nəl 
: a book of hymns
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