How to Use vestry in a Sentence

vestry

noun

• Scholars believe it was displayed one day a year and then stored in the vestry.
  — National Geographic, 6 Nov. 2020
• All rental requests are fulfilled at the discretion of the rector and the vestry.
  — Tracy Trobridge, Howard County Times, 14 June 2018
• The church's vestry, a parish council, will take up Greenwell's request.
  — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• Brackett said the church vestry, not the group of stewards, oversees the Elysian Trumpet and all church property.
  — John Simerman, NOLA.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• The church vestry voted to remove the battle flags in November 2015.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2017
• The boys sang in the choir, Bud was on the vestry and Kay volunteered in various capacities.
  — courant.com, 15 Oct. 2019
• The original families raised $1 million and within a few years, built a school and vestry.
  — Anne M. Hamilton, courant.com, 16 June 2019
• The doors were designed by professor Knowles, a longtime church vestry member.
  — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• The rector, wardens, vestry and congregation members look forward to another 150 of open door ministry at the corner of Main Street and Broadway.
  — The Aegis, 10 Feb. 2018
• Lella and Cecilia created a proposal and presented it to the church's vestry, where it was enthusiastically approved and they were given $500 in seed money to try it for three months.
  — Michelle Matthews, AL.com, 1 Nov. 2017
• A penthouse asking $50 million at the under-construction Manhattan condominium 70 Vestry is in contract, according to Related Companies, the developer.
  — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2017

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