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Recent Examples of godly Each step requires extreme precision, then near-godly patience, as the piece returns to the muro to harden after each step. Maria Yagoda, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024 That godly spirit is what guides him to help thousands of disenfranchised people, quietly and swiftly, like the Turpin children, a California family who suffered from abuse, or Megan Markle, who needed refuge and coverage after fleeing the United Kingdom with her husband, Prince Harry. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024 Don’t worry folks, even Dwayne Johnson needs a little help getting into godly shape. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024 In a modern-day setting, Zeus has chained up Prometheus after interfering his with godly rule over humanity. Variety Entertainment News Service (tns), Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for godly
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Adjective
  • The baron and his pious daughter seem at peace with their mutual estrangement until Zsa-zsa suddenly decides to break that habit.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
  • But while the main character’s mother in that movie was an antagonistic figure, Fatima’s parents are portrayed as kind, not dogmatic or ostentatiously pious.
    Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • There's divine casting, and then there's divine casting.
    EW.com, EW.com, 7 June 2025
  • Evoking the concept of kingdoms while exploring diverse expressions of power, the pieces span empires, kingdoms, city-states, chiefdoms, and figures from divine rulers to heroic leaders.
    Essence, Essence, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Both have engendered a loyalty in their audiences which verges on the religious.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
  • The plaintiffs -- which included a group of Arkansas voters and the Christian Ministerial Alliance, a religious organization based in Little Rock -- argued the map weakens the weight of Black voters residing in southeast Pulaski County.
    Alex Thomas, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • In this environment, the billion-dollar unicorn model, the holy grail of startup success for decades, no longer feels viable for many founders.
    Wayne Liu, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • This soothing moisturizer is my holy grail, and PEOPLE readers can try it now for 20 percent off with the code DDM20 at checkout.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Bure became a devout Christian at the age of 12 and has remained outspoken about her religious beliefs and conservative political opinions.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 June 2025
  • One such soul was Madeline Buol (1902–1986), a devout Catholic and beauty shop owner living in Dubuque, IA, right across the Mississippi River from Dickeyville.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Basically a man who had built a solid reputation as a career university president naively entered the Church of Florida Autocracy, donned sackcloth and ashes and prostrated himself … ultimately for no heavenly reward whatsoever.
    Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
  • During the prayers in the now-viral video, White was speaking in tongues, a practice that is commonly used by charismatic Christians who evoke ecstatic sounds that believers find to be a heavenly language.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • That was evident last week at King Jesus Ministry, a nondenominational megachurch where President Donald Trump’s top spiritual advisor, pastor Paula White-Cain, has been a visitor over the years.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
  • Developing the project felt spiritual, and was an act of learning to nurture her relationship with process.
    Nia Shumake, Essence, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • Getting the chance to compete here feels like stepping into something sacred.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • The underground as an origin point, a sacred realm, versus the underground as a site to exploit, carve up, burn.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025

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“Godly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godly. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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