How to Use disciple in a Sentence

disciple

noun
Definition of disciplenext
Synonyms for disciplenext
  • As the waves rise, the disciples turn fearfully to Jesus.
    — Eric V. Copage, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020
  • After all, as the father liked to point out, Jesus’ disciples were fisherman.
    — New York Times, 29 Apr. 2020
  • In fact, Astrid feels like a direct disciple of Margot Tenenbaum.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 21 June 2020
  • An admirer of Joseph Stalin, Mr Lukashenko has proved a worthy disciple.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2020
  • The Gospel of Luke has the male disciples dismissing the women's report of the resurrection and getting the fright of their lives in return.
    — Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2020
  • But can this Belichick disciple actually create a game-winning strategy each week and make in-game adjustments?
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2020
  • And maybe, in a certain way, his disciple is the killer in all of us.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Jesus sports a halo and a beard, and his eyes are closed, in contrast to the open eyes of the disciples.
    — Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • And from that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 1 May 2023
  • But all these questions miss the point, the Buddha tells his disciple.
    — New York Times, 31 May 2022
  • It's credited to St. Matthew, a man who was called by Jesus to be one of his disciples.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But inevitably, morale cratered, the business wobbled, the stock price sank and the Welch disciple was sent packing.
    — New York Times, 21 May 2022
  • Lafargue was Karl Marx’s son-in-law and disciple, and may be the person who coined the term Marxism.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Dieckhaus was a third grader at the Covenant School and her sister, a fifth grader, is a member of the disciples class at the church.
    — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • This time, as the Hoosiers tipped off their 50th season inside the building, Woodson was the first true Knight disciple to return to the Hoosiers bench.
    — Michael Marot, ajc, 9 Nov. 2021
  • In the poem, Jesus’ twelve disciples fret about their flaws.
    — Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Greene already lost her committee posts, which is the most common form of disciple in the House.
    — Ryan Nobles, CNN, 1 July 2021
  • Pound was always good to his disciples, and Kasper was more than a disciple.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Fichte’s onetime disciple and soon-to-be bitter rival, Schelling taught by the light of two candles.
    — Greg Ellermann, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Kerr, a Gregg Popovich disciple, knows that such tenets were a driving force behind the Spurs’ sustained success.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Napier is a very good coach and a man who has embraced Saban’s Process as much as any disciple not named Kirby Smart.
    — John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Jones soon met Freud and became his most fervent disciple in the English-speaking world.
    — Andrew Nagorski, WSJ, 8 July 2022
  • As students and other disciples flocked to Jobs’s house, JK was struck by the outpouring of emotion.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The hope is that Flores isn’t the usual Belichick’s disciple, and can find a way to emulate O’Brien’s level of success as a coach.
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Ben-Gvir is a disciple of a racist rabbi who was assassinated in the 1990s and has promised a hard line against the Palestinians.
    — Tia Goldenberg, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • That was certainly the view of Christ’s early disciples.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The show still focuses on the week leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus as seen through the eyes of Judas, the disciple who betrayed him.
    — cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
  • That year also saw a female disciple of his accusing him of rape.
    — Harish Pullanoor, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Painted in the 1490s, the work depicts Jesus and his disciples breaking bread the night before the crucifixion.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
  • This exhibition is an anniversary, and the opening of a dialogue to find new avenues of reflection, as much on the disciple as on his master.
    — Lolita Mang, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2024

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