Examples of proselyte in a Sentence
Noun
an adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized
Verb
she's been trying to proselyte everyone in the office ever since she joined that church
Recent Examples on the Web
James Romm,
WSJ,
17 Dec. 2021
Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte, who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish People.
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Rabbi Avi Weiss,
sun-sentinel.com,
17 May 2021
Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town’s Second Street School.
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Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2021
Enter proselytes in acetate eyeglasses and Rosie Pope workwear, drawn by listservs like Brooklynitos and Fort Greene Kids and BoCoCa Moms (BoCoCa being an acronym for three adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods).
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Sonja Sharp,
latimes.com,
27 June 2018
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
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Noun
Seneca went on to become a proselyte for the Stoic path, extolling its benefits in a long run of prose essays while also serving—in some eyes, dishonorably—as an adviser to Nero.
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James Romm,
WSJ,
17 Dec. 2021
Rashi concludes that the text, therefore, must refer to a ger, a proselyte, who has died leaving no next of kin among the Jewish People.
—
Rabbi Avi Weiss,
sun-sentinel.com,
17 May 2021
Kitselman also became a proselyte for the history of Waterford, helping to create educational programming at the town’s Second Street School.
—
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2021
Enter proselytes in acetate eyeglasses and Rosie Pope workwear, drawn by listservs like Brooklynitos and Fort Greene Kids and BoCoCa Moms (BoCoCa being an acronym for three adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods).
—
Sonja Sharp,
latimes.com,
27 June 2018
Verb
In the last year, non-podcast media and podcast networks eager to capitalize on video to enhance their bottom line have been proselyting for video like telemarketers trying to hawk extended car warranties.
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Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2026
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“Proselyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proselyte. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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