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convent

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Definition of convent

as in monastery

a group of nuns who live together She joined a convent.

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Recent Examples of convent Officials were still trying to account for missing residents Sunday after several buildings collapsed or were left unsafe, including a local church and convent. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Homes, a church and a convent collapsed or were badly damaged, as families in the agricultural community of Chongo Bajo huddled outside under blankets surrounded by rubble. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Step into the past at the still-operational Begijnhof, a convent and home for women founded in 1245. — New York Times, 16 July 2026 The high school closed in 1982, according to Historic Denver, and the building subsequently housed a convent, a homeless shelter, a housing community for AIDS patients and the Grant Street Art Studios. — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for convent

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It’s capped off with a four- to five-hour hike to the Tiger’s Nest, a monastery dramatically clinging to a 9,678-foot cliff with unrivaled views.

— Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Decades of political repression followed, including the demolition of some Buddhist monasteries and the suppression of all forms of political or cultural expression outside Communist Party control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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On its edge is the Romanesque church of Pieve di San Leolino, which features a 16th-century cloister and valley views.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
The town served as a Genoese naval outpost during the medieval rivalry with Pisa, and the hotel’s arched colonnades of the original cloister still stand atop rooms that face Palmaria Island or the Gulf itself.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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After Robin Hood ends up at an island priory overseen by the healer Sister Brigid (Comer), the pace slows down, a welcome change.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Badly wounded in a battle of revenge, Robin Hood is brought to a priory and tended by Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer), whose generosity awakens his finer feelings and spurs him to virtuous, self-sacrificing action.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

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