How to Use bishop in a Sentence

bishop

noun

• Kenya puts her finger on a bishop, then reconsiders and moves the rook.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 July 2021
• Torres, the bishop, said many migrants are being forced to buy resale tickets for boat rides, pushing prices out of reach for many.
  — Washington Post, 28 July 2021
• Kenya's first appointment of a female bishop came in January.
  — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021
• Kurtz spent eight years as bishop of Knoxville in Tennessee before coming to Louisville.
  — Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2021
• The bishop greeted parishioners at a reception after Mass.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021
• Retiring as a bishop in 2007, Chávez moved to Corona to live near several siblings.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021
• The pope is the bishop of Rome, and his cathedral church is in Rome.
  — CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
• The two sides are expected to renew the bishop deal at the end of the month.
  — Nicole Winfield, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022
• Similar gloves have been found in the graves of bishops from the time.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
• Benedict’s body was dressed with a miter, the peaked headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak.
  — Time, 2 Jan. 2023
• The building, owned by the local Catholic church, had been home to a bishop for more than 30 years.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 13 July 2023
• William will assist the Baroness Merron and bishops in putting the robe on King Charles.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 Apr. 2023
• In Ireland, her affair with a bishop rocked the Catholic Church.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• The church bishop, Abdul Masih Bakhit, was also among the dead.
  — Samy Magdy, ajc, 15 Aug. 2022
• Olmstead has been bishop of Phoenix for more than 18 years.
  — Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022
• It is adorned with plants and photos of her children, one of whom is a bishop.
  — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2022
• The bishop speaks and carries himself the same both on-camera and off.
  — Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 12 May 2024
• Olmsted is the fourth person to serve as the bishop of the diocese.
  — Jane Florance, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
• But a prominent church lawyer told the bishop to keep the abuse secret.
  — oregonlive, 1 Jan. 2023
• The bishop said they could be married right there in his office.
  — Kim Raff, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2021
• The friars lodged a complaint with the bishop, and the insects were brought before a tribunal.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023
• Carlsen simply had to move his own pawn on the same file to trap Nepomniachtchi’s bishop.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2021
• The church bishop, Abdul Masih Bakhit, was also among the dead at the hospital morgue.
  — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
• Her black jumpsuit had a flare-meet-bishop-sleeve effect on the pants, thanks to a pair of super-tight black boots.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2021
• The bishop urged the school to change course and revert back to its original policy.
  — Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2023
• Not long after his birthday in August, the Catholic bishop of Beaumont told him that the time had come.
  — New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
• Hi Chris, The bishop’s policies reflect, and are rooted in, the catechism and beliefs of the Catholic Church.
  — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
• The Catholic Church may raise the late nun's title to that of a saint, but an area bishop said that process has not been initiated yet.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• They are set to be bailed out in two days, and the colony’s bishop demands that the victims forgive them—or else face excommunication and be denied a spot in heaven.
  — Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
• Renewal of the agreement, a landmark deal originally struck in 2018 that gives Chinese officials some input into who Pope Francis appoints as bishops in the country, was first announced at a news briefing in Beijing.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024