There's little else to do now but hope and pray. The minister said, “Let us pray.” He prayed that they would have the strength to go on. He prayed that he would find a parking spot.
Recent Examples on the WebWhen things got particularly hard, Williams-Jeter said Cash would literally go down on knees and pray. Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 The school scheduled a vigil service to pray the Rosary in Lucy’s memory Monday night, and planned a prayer service when classes resumed Tuesday. David Goodhue And David J. Neal Miami Herald (tns), al, 6 Sep. 2022 Thousands of miles away, Gakwa's parents pray for her every night. Faith Karimi, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 The monks pray at least six times a day, in accordance with the canonical hours of the liturgy. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Now, the congregants pray under the watchful eyes of eight Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters, with a Humvee and machine-gun-equipped truck nearby for extra security. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Others pray — for the victims, for the killer, that those contemplating retaliation will turn away from anger. Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 According to local custom, each of these statues has a soul, and for centuries, worshipers went to the temples to make offerings and pray. Nicole Sadek, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 The shooting happened as the bus was waiting for passengers in a parking lot near the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism where Jews from around the world make pilgrimages to pray. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French prier, praer, preier, from Latin precari, from prec-, prex request, prayer; akin to Old High German frāga question, frāgēn to ask, Sanskrit pṛcchati he asks