How to Use barrister in a Sentence

barrister

noun

• In 1893, Gandhi took up his first job as a barrister in the British colony of South Africa.
  — Sudev Sheth, Quartz India, 1 Oct. 2019
• Why does the judge don his robe, the priest his surplice, the scholar his gown, the barrister his wig, the queen her crown?
  — Michael Knox Beran, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
• Still the barrister found time to step out for dinner in New York City.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023
• Amal Clooney is a barrister by day and a party girl by night.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 13 July 2022
• But come fall—with its back-to-work mood—the barrister’s wardrobe is all about sleek essentials.
  — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
• Despite all this, many barristers do not want the wigs and robes abolished.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• In one of his many past lives, Foster was a hunter who, flush with cash from his work as a barrister, took the train to the North of England to hunt stags.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 30 May 2016
• Take the criminal barristers, of whom there are about 4,000 in England and Wales.
  — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
• This weekend, the barrister stepped out in a sequined coord that revealed a sliver of skin (just above) the navel.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
• Judges and barristers sweat beneath their curly horsehair wigs and black robes.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• Less picky barristers store their wigs in biscuit tins.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• The barrister was good as gold in a custom Maison Margiela halter.
  — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
• He’s just been tasked with figuring out who lobbed off the noggin’ of a barrister at a secretive monastery in the boggy small town of Scarnsea.
  — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
• Here, a look at how the British-Lebanese barrister is single-handedly bringing the power blowout back into the present tense.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
• After grilling Vinuesa, the barrister did the same to Arsov.
  — Oscar Schwartz, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021
• Stary said Julian McMahon, a high-profile Australian barrister, had been hired to assist with the case.
  — Angus Watson and Steven Jiang, CNN, 29 Aug. 2019
• But starting next year, would-be barristers in Oregon can bypass the exam and still practice law.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
• The trial takes place through the eyes of twelve jurors and leading criminal barrister, Brett Colby (Sam Neill).
  — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 18 July 2024
• At 184 pounds and almost 7 feet tall, this barrister bookshelf requires ample space to house.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
• As for her glam, the Lebanese-British barrister added a pop of color with a pink lip. George, on the other hand, opted for a more casual look with a navy polo shirt and light-wash jeans.
  — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
• Dockery plays the barrister who is prosecuting the case.
  — oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2022
• Amal Clooney is a certified barrister by day, and majors in dazzling eveningwear by night.
  — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
• Branson was born in 1950 in Blackheath, southeast London, the son of Ted, a barrister, and Eve, a former actress, ballet dancer and air hostess.
  — Rachel Sylvester For The Times, Robb Report, 18 July 2022
• The play follows Tessa, a criminal defense barrister in England whose views of the law change after she is raped by a colleague.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• Sienna Miller is his wife, who stands by him, and Michelle Dockery is the barrister prosecuting him.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
• Bianco was born in London in the summer of 1881, the daughter of a barrister who was also a distinguished classicist.
  — Vulture, 8 Nov. 2022
• Meanwhile, Michelle Dockery, the barrister prosecuting the MP, is holding on to a few big secrets.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
• But in April, Lee, a barrister, was arrested as part of a broader sweep against Hong Kong’s most esteemed stalwarts of the democratic struggle.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, Wired, 17 Sep. 2020
• Daniel Sokol, a London barrister and medical ethicist, said the form would be invalid under English and Welsh law.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 July 2022
• British barrister Cyril Radcliffe was brought in to oversee the entire process: his lack of knowledge about India was seen as advantageous by the collapsing empire, which was suddenly in a hurry to shut shop.
  — Hazlitt, 17 July 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024