How to Use apostle in a Sentence

apostle

noun
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  • The grinning Latter-day Saint apostle had the same wish — but the other way around.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Flores died in 2014 and passed the mantle of apostle on to Garcia.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022
  • There was the tale of the time when Luther went to bathe in a stream and shape-shifted into an old man who might have been an apostle.
    — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Her dancers follow from the ground like apostles, and the crowd takes in the entire spectacle with an air of awe.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Even the first pope, St. Peter, hand-picked by Jesus, was married, as were many of the first apostles.
    — NBC News, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Yes, that’s when the popular apostle will turn 80 years old.
    — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Judas leads the arresting guards to the Mount of Olives where Jesus and the other apostles are.
    — Lauren Green, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • It is named after the Christian apostle who landed on its shores in 51 A.D. to spread the gospel of Jesus.
    — Nick Kontis, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Brigham Young’s son — also named Brigham and a Latter-day Saint apostle — was present, too.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 July 2022
  • In turn, McAuliffe is tagging Youngkin as an apostle of Trumpism.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2021
  • There are grapevines and cupids, as well as depictions of Noah and his ark, Daniel and the lions and Christ and his apostles.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 5 June 2017
  • Pause at Saints Peter and Paul’s Church to examine the 12 apostles who adorn its grand frontage.
    — Malavika Bhattacharya, National Geographic, 23 July 2019
  • Last year, an apostle, one of the most senior leaders in Mormonism, came to a taping.
    — Bradley Olson, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Quoting the apostle Paul, Gunn said nothing can separate us from the love of God.
    — Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Also, to those who were apostles of hip-hop, your word being your bond is the cornerstone.
    — Bianca Alysse, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2018
  • When there’s word of a rising Messiah and His apostles, Clarence wants to carve put his own plan to a divine life.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Many of the performers’ poses were similar to those of the 12 apostles, and they were arranged in groups, just as in the painting.
    — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
  • And while the trends and the fashions may change, we are not allowed to change the doctrine which was created by Jesus Christ and his apostles.
    — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Jamie Krueger is one of the Amiga's 21st century apostles.
    — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2017
  • In the Bible, Jesus Christ names 12 apostles to spread his gospel, and the early Christian church owes its rapid rise to their missionary zeal.
    — National Geographic, 6 Mar. 2016
  • There are 18 spices in the basic Cincinnati chili recipe, which include sweet and savory apostles.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 19 June 2023
  • Judas, the apostle known for betraying Jesus, is believed to be the 13th guest at the Last Supper.
    — Emily Deciccio, Fox News, 13 July 2018
  • Right now, Islam Karimov is one of its apostles in west Asia.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 24 Oct. 2012
  • The apostles — literally, those who are sent forth — went forth.
    — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Church doctrine requires an all-male priesthood, on the grounds that Jesus’ apostles were male.
    — Nicole Winfield, The Seattle Times, 15 Oct. 2018
  • In the lower one, the deceased Virgin lies in deathlike sleep amid a gathering of apostles.
    — New York Times, 16 May 2018
  • Some of the Christian apostles traveled and even settled in regions in Turkey.
    — Ramazan Kılınç, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2019
  • In Paul’s letter to Philemon, the apostle even commands a runaway slave to return to his master.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022
  • Even so, the apostle pointed to a recent Salt Lake Tribune story that separated the fact from the fiction in the show.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2022
  • The Last Supper refers to the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his 12 apostles before he was crucified.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 27 July 2024

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