Examples of clerical in a Sentence
Adjective
She spent the summer doing clerical work for a lawyer.
a member of our clerical staff
The mistake was due to a clerical error.
Noun
some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Even if a student were to change the gender on their birth certificate they wouldn’t be allowed to play, because state law only recognizes changes to birth certificates that result from clerical error.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 1 Apr. 2025
Economically, Iran's clerical leadership has presided over deepening stagnation during its four-and-a-half decades in power.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The policy prompted several lawsuits from gun dealers who argued their licenses were revoked over minor clerical errors.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help Act Feenstra also introduced the IRS Math and Taxpayer Help Act, which requires the IRS to change certain notices involving math or clerical errors.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Even if a student were to change the gender on their birth certificate they wouldn’t be allowed to play, because state law only recognizes changes to birth certificates that result from clerical error.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 1 Apr. 2025
Economically, Iran's clerical leadership has presided over deepening stagnation during its four-and-a-half decades in power.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The policy prompted several lawsuits from gun dealers who argued their licenses were revoked over minor clerical errors.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clerical
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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