prayed; praying; prays
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: to get or bring by praying
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: to make a request in a humble manner
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: to address God or a god with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving
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Examples of pray in a Sentence
There's little else to do now but hope and pray.
The minister said, “Let us pray.”
He prayed that they would have the strength to go on.
He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
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Alternatively, talk to Jarek, a guard who will be kneeling and praying in the courtyard near the forge.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Before the throng of elated orange jerseys surrounded him, Jack Bech spun the football down to the turf with his right hand, took a knee and prayed.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Y’all please pray this headstrong baby waits a little longer to arrive.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
The days were spent studying Islam and praying, not just to Allah but to Nasiruddin, the Chief Executive of GISBH and other leaders of the company, Farid, who briefly worked at a boys’ care home in the 2010s, told CNN.
—Teele Rebane, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Before the throng of elated orange jerseys surrounded him, Jack Bech spun the football down to the turf with his right hand, took a knee and prayed.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
Y’all please pray this headstrong baby waits a little longer to arrive.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
The days were spent studying Islam and praying, not just to Allah but to Nasiruddin, the Chief Executive of GISBH and other leaders of the company, Farid, who briefly worked at a boys’ care home in the 2010s, told CNN.
—Teele Rebane, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Pray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pray. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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