How to Use conclave in a Sentence
conclave
noun-
Directed by Edward Berger, the film follows the conclave process of selecting the new Pope.
— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Bergoglio was my guess to emerge from the conclave as pope.
— Jason Horowitz, Vogue, 16 July 2018 -
The conclave kicked off Sunday and runs for about a week.
— Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022 -
The white smoke, of course, is a tip of the cap to a papal conclave in which a new pope has been chosen.
— Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Dec. 2019 -
Now the world gathers once again for a great conclave of Vermeer.
— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023 -
In the coming days there will be no conclave, no intrigue, no white smoke.
— Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022 -
In the coming days, there will be no conclave, no intrigue, no white smoke.
— Chico Harlan, Stefano Pitrelli, Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2022 -
The new one was announced last month during a twice-a-decade conclave in Beijing.
— Karen Hao, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022 -
His would be one of the few world-changing conclaves in history that would spring no press leaks.
— Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 7 Feb. 2024 -
Few expect a successor to emerge at the twice-per-decade conclave.
— Eva Dou, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022 -
Just as the conclave began, Glasgow’s garbage workers went on strike, and rubbish piled up in the streets.
— Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2021 -
At these conclaves, the boys played basketball and baseball in the backyard.
— Andrea Bernstein, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2016 -
Outside, smog drifted in and out of the low plain, while Chinese media buried all mention of the conclave.
— Jillian Dunham, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 -
Three of the 13 men are 80 or over and thus ineligible to vote in any conclave to elect a new pontiff.
— Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2019 -
For young and ambitious priests of that era — Father Ratzinger was 35 — the conclave was crucial.
— Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022 -
When a pope dies, cardinals come from around the world to gather to mourn, but also to vote in the conclave that elects his successor.
— Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022 -
At least 18 of the 21 selected will be eligible to participate in the conclave to choose the next pope when the time comes.
— Justin Klawans, The Week, 9 July 2023 -
That shift has only added to the unpredictability that figures to come with the next conclave.
— Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 7 June 2022 -
Three of the 21 new cardinals are 80 or older and thus not eligible to vote in a conclave.
— Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2023 -
Eighteen of the 21 new cardinals are younger than 80 and would be eligible to vote in a conclave.
— Reuters, NBC News, 9 July 2023 -
But until this year, the process was like a papal conclave: solemn, secretive and far from public view.
— Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2020 -
The committee had raised the rate at 12 meetings in a row before the September conclave, lifting the Selic from a record low of 2%.
— Paulo Trevisani, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022 -
Shen Chunyao, a top party official, said after a conclave last month , as the protests in Hong Kong raged.
— Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019 -
At least 16 of the new cardinals will be younger than 80 and thus eligible to vote for the next pontiff in secret conclave.
— BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022 -
This story was picked up by other outlets, causing The Boston Globe to send a team of reporters to cover the conclave.
— The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2022 -
Her whole life, she’d been hidden away to avoid being forced into the conclave for Commander.
— Dalene Rovenstine, EW.com, 2 July 2020 -
Everyone refused to comment on what was even discussed in the conclave.
— Chad Pergram, Fox News, 10 June 2017 -
But their most crucial duty is gathering in a secret conclave to elect the next pontiff.
— Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2023 -
His decision paved the way for the conclave that elected Pope Francis as his successor.
— Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2023 -
Markets are now pricing in a near certainty that the Fed will lower rates by at least 25 basis points at its mid-September conclave.
— Robert Barone, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
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