Hope
Pray
Pray verb - To make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner.
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Both words in one sentence
- Several girls in each cycle hope and pray that their makeover will involve a long flowing weave, and usually at least one white girl will get a big blonde Bridget Bardot weave and one black girl will get long silky black hair like Naomi Campbell.
Source: Fake Hair Drama -
You can only hope and pray that those around you will have the good grace to refrain from lining up and rubbing your face in it.
Source: Fee Fi Faux Pas - The Pollyanna: Romans 12:12 insists followers pray and hope during their time of tribulation.
Source: Literature / Book of Romans
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