How to Use baptism in a Sentence
baptism
noun
- He received the sacrament of baptism as an infant.
- There were over 100 baptisms at our church last year.
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That night was like a baptism in the blues and rock and roll.
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Ron Hart,
SPIN,
1 Apr. 2023
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The lines just beg to be echoed by a crowd in some baptism of sweat and cheap beer.
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Justin Curto,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2021
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Training breaks a child’s will, and the first kill is a kind of baptism.
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Anna Diamond,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2017
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The effect was a crowning and a baptism at the same time.
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Brooklyn White,
Essence,
20 June 2023
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There’s no harm in doing the baptism and taking the cash for the good of your child.
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Haben Kelati,
Washington Post,
1 Nov. 2023
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And, lucky me, the next frigid baptism would be before dawn in four days.
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Tim Folger,
National Geographic,
17 Nov. 2020
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The baptism, the statement says, took place in Seine-et-Marne but does not say when.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
kansascity,
26 June 2018
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Tim, by this time very sick from AIDS, showed up at court for the adoption, and at church for the baptism.
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Kevin Fisher-Paulson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Oct. 2021
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One pastor prayed with her and signed her up for a baptism.
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Kitra Cahana,
ProPublica,
6 Nov. 2023
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Make sure the money is in the account before the baptism takes place.
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Haben Kelati,
Washington Post,
1 Nov. 2023
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And just like that, Hood's baptism was not valid, according to the church.
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Amy Simonson,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2022
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To celebrate, the crew stage a frosty mock baptism for the guests... led by the sea god Neptune.
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smithsonianmag.com,
30 Sep. 2017
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This is a movie in which the de-rigueur baptism scene is of the preacher himself being dunked to sober up.
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Author: Ann Hornaday,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 June 2018
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The Chapel Royal was where the Duchess of Sussex had her own baptism ahead of her nuptials.
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Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE.com,
6 July 2019
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As with so many hunters, my baptism was by squirrel blood.
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Johnny Carrol Sain,
Outdoor Life,
27 Oct. 2020
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For 3 months Xavier and his sister and I have been discussing baptism.
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Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com,
al,
15 Jan. 2021
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After the baptism, his curly hair wet and cold like an animal caught out in the snow.
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Athena Nassar,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2023
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During her visit to the country, the queen spent time visiting the holy site of the baptism of Christ.
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Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Glamour,
15 June 2023
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And one of the references was, in fact, that baptism scene from The Godfather.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
1 June 2022
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Or all the players that were getting their Big 12 baptism.
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Dallas News,
1 Oct. 2022
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Eagles players even held baptisms in the team’s cold tub and at a hotel pool.
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David French,
National Review,
6 Feb. 2018
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Villanelle’s baptism at the start of this season came as a surprise.
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Caroline Hallemann,
Town & Country,
7 Mar. 2022
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This day was like, six and a half baptisms, except worse, because Ted Cruz talked.
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Megan Angelo,
Glamour,
4 Sep. 2018
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The length of the Lenten season was inspired by the 40 days that Jesus Christ spent in the desert following His baptism.
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Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2024
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Catch up quick: The church has a long history in New Zealand, with its first baptisms there in 1854.
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Erin Alberty,
Axios,
20 Nov. 2024
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And this past Saturday, McKain and a group of her friends, gave it a baptism of color and song.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
orlandosentinel.com,
26 Oct. 2020
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First Baptist reported a steady stream of baptisms and new members.
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Sophie Carson,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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As early as the fourth and fifth centuries, some leaders of various Germanic tribes – like Clovis, king of the Franks – accepted baptism for themselves.
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Joanne M. Pierce,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025
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