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: one who journeys in foreign lands : wayfarer
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: one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee
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Pilgrim
: 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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Glen, wearing a pilgrim hat and vainly attempting to keep order as the kids run amok, turns to one of them, the thoughtful 10-year-old Maisey.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Each pilgrim is drawn to Hyperion for a private reckoning with the Shrike, and their motivations reveal a spectrum of human concerns.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
For the pilgrims in Key West, the gathering was an act of devotion, a quest for connection with their roots and for spiritually nourishing generations to come.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Pilgrimages aren’t meant to be easy For the pilgrims in Key West, the gathering was an act of devotion, a quest for connection with their roots and for spiritually nourishing generations to come.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Each pilgrim is drawn to Hyperion for a private reckoning with the Shrike, and their motivations reveal a spectrum of human concerns.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
For the pilgrims in Key West, the gathering was an act of devotion, a quest for connection with their roots and for spiritually nourishing generations to come.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Pilgrimages aren’t meant to be easy For the pilgrims in Key West, the gathering was an act of devotion, a quest for connection with their roots and for spiritually nourishing generations to come.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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