Used in a Sentence

vespers

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for vespers.

Editorial note

We go to Vespers (evening prayers) on Saturday night, and we go to church on Sunday morning.

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Quick take

(euphemistic) A massacre

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of vespers gathered in one view.

noun

(euphemistic) A massacre

noun

(Christianity) A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening; evensong

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vespers.

noun

(euphemistic) A massacre

noun

(Christianity) A Christian service held in the late afternoon or early evening; evensong

Example sentences

1

We go to Vespers (evening prayers) on Saturday night, and we go to church on Sunday morning.

2

And if it were vespers, why did the bell go on tolling?

3

Sicilian Vespers didn’t work out so well for them.

4

If she had come through on time and Probability was right about the slippage, it would be six o'clock in the evening, which was too late for vespers.

5

Yesterday at the Christmas Vespers in Germany.

6

Lauds before work, Vespers in the evening.

Quote examples

1

Oh, and a LinkedIn profile of a Jacob Vespers, supposedly an Orange County Station Chief involved in "Persona Creation" for the CIA!

2

Previously: > "Jacob Vespers does not exist to our knowledge," Madhav Dutt, a spokesperson for OpenAI, said.

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"For a short period in 2023, the person in charge of OpenAI's $175 million startup fund, Jacob Vespers, appears to have been completely fabricated."

4

The issue I'm having is - regardless of what this person is able to concoct with ChatGPT or other methods - they shouldn't have been able to insert themselves and their Vespers "creation" into OpenAI Startup Fund I GP LLC's CA filings even if they wanted to.

Proper noun examples

1

The Aragonese Crusade would refer to the events related to the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

2

The only game I really enjoyed in the past 15 years was an adventure-type interactive fiction game called Vespers.

3

Vespers on Saturday night is about an hour (and my wife and I go to dinner afterwards usually, as our weekly date).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use vespers in a sentence?

We go to Vespers (evening prayers) on Saturday night, and we go to church on Sunday morning.

What does vespers mean?

(euphemistic) A massacre

What part of speech is vespers?

vespers is commonly used as noun.