How to Use menorah in a Sentence

menorah

noun
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  • The menorah was smashed and its pieces strewn around the area.
    — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • On the first night of Hanukkah, one candle on the far right of the menorah is lit.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The apron is printed with doves, menorahs, the Star of David, and more.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
  • At the heart of Hanukkah is the nightly menorah lighting.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Parts of the menorah were also pulled from the lake on Wednesday.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Rabbi Shneur Itzinger will lead the kindling of the 9-foot-tall menorah on the first night of Hanukkah.
    — Matt Leavitt, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The eight candles on the menorah represent each of the eight nights.
    — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Chabad La Costa hosts a lighting of the menorah from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Instead, the menorah will be at the tree lighting event, just not lit.
    — The Birmingham Times, al, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Watch it even if there’s not a menorah or Christmas tree in sight.
    — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Beside the menorah, a small Israeli flag stuck out of a mug filled with pens.
    — Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Overall, the best menorah is the Via Maris Trace Chanukiah.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The tallest candle in the menorah, called the shamash, or servant, is the one from which all of the other candles are lit.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • According to the New York Times, a menorah in the window sparked the attack.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Here are 18 songs: Eight candles on each menorah plus two shamash to light them.
    — Kosha Dillz, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Modern menorah tray First off, this isn’t a true menorah and is not meant to stand in for one.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • There was even conversation about whether or not to light the menorah for all to see.
    — Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • At one point, Goldberg and his family took the menorah and buried it in the ghetto.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Following the end of the first quarter was the lighting of a giant Chanukah menorah.
    — Adam Agostinelli, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2021
  • This time, Toledano will celebrate Hanukkah and light a menorah with the survivors.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Just in time for this year’s lighting of the menorah, the pair teamed up for a brand new spin on Adam Sandler’s famous Hanukkah song.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021
  • The candles are added from right to left, but lit from left to right on the menorah, thus always starting with the newest light.
    — CBS News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Hanukkah begins the evening of Dec. 18, and for all eight nights, there's something going on at the largest menorah in Brooklyn.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The public menorah will be lit every night through Dec. 5.
    — oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2021
  • In the first post, Alicia lights the menorah while her son and some friends look on, getting ready to add the final candle to the menorah.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The two-hour event will feature a concert by Yoni Z, the carving of an 8-foot-tall ice menorah, arts and crafts, rides and food and drink for sale.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 24 Nov. 2021
  • In the past, the annual Menorah in the D event brought thousands of people to Detroit to light a 26-foot menorah.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The attack follows a March 21 incident in which a large menorah in front of the Chabad House was damaged.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • On the eight nights of Hanukkah, Jews light the menorah, adding an extra candle each night until there are eight candles on the last night.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 10 Oct. 2022
  • On the first evening, one candle is lit in a special candelabra called a menorah or hanukkiyah.
    — CNN, 8 Dec. 2021

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