1
: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer
2
: one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee
3
capitalized
: one of the English colonists settling at Plymouth in 1620
Examples of pilgrim in a Sentence
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims traveled to Mecca.
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In one of the tents set up for the devotees in the capital, laborer Ankit Gupta put out plates and food in anticipation of the arrival of the next group of pilgrims.
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Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Instead, Francis transformed large parts of the property into a museum, which drew visitors and pilgrims all year.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Arbaeen now attracts more pilgrims than the Hajj to Mecca, as Shias reclaim their tradition.
—Richard Collett, Saveur, 2 July 2025
The Emmitsburg shrine, dating from the 1870s, is said to be the oldest replica in the U.S. of the one at Lourdes, which reportedly draws 4 to 6 million pilgrims each year.
—Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
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Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Instead, Francis transformed large parts of the property into a museum, which drew visitors and pilgrims all year.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Arbaeen now attracts more pilgrims than the Hajj to Mecca, as Shias reclaim their tradition.
—Richard Collett, Saveur, 2 July 2025
The Emmitsburg shrine, dating from the 1870s, is said to be the oldest replica in the U.S. of the one at Lourdes, which reportedly draws 4 to 6 million pilgrims each year.
—Eric A. Green, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pilgrim
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“Pilgrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pilgrim. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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