| With the exception of a saintly matron, called Mama Sunshine, who collects waifs and strays, grown-ups are not to be trusted. |
| The good characters are decidedly saintly, and the bad guys aren't really all that bad when push comes to shove. |
| The man's upturned eyes and tilted head play off traditional saintly poses in Spanish religious sculpture. |
| This is not a romantic, Dickensian look at a saintly consumptive young woman. |
| He confirmed the doctrine of saintly intercession and also saw relics as confirming the promise of future resurrection. |
| It seems to me like women have to grin and bear a lot, and still feel pressure to act like saintly selfless birth goddesses. |
