godly

Example Sentences

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Melissa Gordon struggled to reconcile the godly woman she thought she knew with the details now emerging.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

"He was the most godly, humane, kind, gracious human being I think I've ever met," Alex Ryvchin of the Executive Council of Australia Jewry, told reporters at Bondi on Monday morning.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Both women are single, but present themselves much like "before" images of the tradwife: a glamorous young woman who will someday be snatched up by a godly provider and find fulfillment as a compliant housewife.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

The subcontinent’s traditions of amateur tussling date back to ancient times—back to the 5th century B.C.—and key figures from Indian epics like the Ramayana and Mahabharata are depicted as having godly wrestling skill.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2023

The sand glittered gold, the colour of ichor - godly blood.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan