Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
The technique seen in the clergyman also hasn’t been reported in scientific literature before, Nerlich added.—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 The clergymen’s colors signaled their rank, and a seating chart could reveal which dignitary or humble believer sat where.—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 If clergymen are defrocked and lawyers are disbarred, then alcoholics are delivered, hairdressers are distressed, and pornographers are deluded.—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025 Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clergyman
Share