Sentence examples for incense that from inspiring English sources

The three-legged bowl, dating from about 1400, contained a chunk of incense that was burned in Maya rituals.

In theory, you can spend a lot of Pokécoins (and actual coins) buying Incense that lures Pokémon to your living room.

In a small wooden box behind the counter, Sile and his wife burned tularen mayu, or witches' lavender, a strong yet sweet-smelling incense that doubled as a jinx repellent — to drive bad spirits away from the establishment.

At 3 35, after many in the cathedral, including Mayor Giuliani, had lined the aisles to receive holy communion, Cardinal Sodano sprinkled Cardinal O'Connor's coffin with holy water, as a thurifer waved incense that rose toward the cathedral's vaulted ceilings.

The fragrant resin had once been required for the incense that burned on altars from Jerusalem and Cairo to Rome, a substance so precious that it made a fitting gift from a King of the East to a new-born god.

Both see Scoop as the culmination of the anarchic, fearlessly satirical early Waugh, and argue that thereafter, as his Catholic, conservative outlook comes to dominate, the novels become darker and denser, with an aroma of incense that is too overwhelming for some.

He was incensed that they owned all his masters.

Mr. Raab is incensed that every other Cleveland fan is not also incensed.

Justice Samuel Alito was so incensed that he read his dissent from the bench.

Scott was incensed that none of his players seemed to make Westbrook work for his points.

I was incensed that after 23 years of raising me, they didn't trust my judgment.