Sentence examples similar to pious offspring from inspiring English sources

Alexander, the offspring of a pious Jewish family, whose own father had donated the gold and silver for the Temple gates, now found himself in a position of command against his former brothers in that very sanctuary.

The parents of sacrificial victims were expected to surrender their children willingly and were encouraged by the Inca to consider the selection of their offspring for capacocha as a great social honor as well as being an act of pious devotion ([ 32]: 112; [ 37]; [ 25]: 81).

Pious drivel.

Is it the religiously pious?

Pious and instructional works abound.

And it wasn't pious.

I am not very pious.

The same pious words.

Moral, not pious.

Recently this pious wish was nearly fulfilled.

Not in an obvious, pious, preaching way.