How to Use the sign of the cross in a Sentence

the sign of the cross

noun phrase
  • The man next to me makes the sign of the cross on arrival.
    — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • Clad in a purple jersey and shorts, a misty-eyed Ochoa made the sign of the cross and high-fived a handful of teammates.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • At one point, Lopez held the knife to his throat and made the sign of the cross on his chest with his other hand, prompting one officer to fire a less-lethal projectile at him.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • One popular post online depicts Leo making the sign of the cross with one hand while gripping a Chicago-style hotdog in the other.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • The Dominican guy puts the sign of the cross on the plate — ‘In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit’ — and his hips are so crazy, the whole stadium is pregnant.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • Case filings list several instances in which clergy went to Whipple to minister to detainees but were refused access, including on Ash Wednesday, a solemn day in many Christian traditions in which clergy place ashes on worshippers' foreheads in the sign of the cross.
    — ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin makes the sign of the cross during the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow on April 12, 2026.
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026

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