Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerkly
Adjective
  • Extending phase one indefinitely would suit an Israeli prime minister whose extremist ministerial allies want to start bombing Gaza again and then re-establish the Jewish settlements that Israel forced out 20 years ago.
    Mick Krever, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Zelensky added that the deal will be signed at a ministerial level and the details of his possible trip to Washington on Friday are still being worked out.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Evergreen trees shade the pastoral grounds, planted to simulate the majesty of being in the Rocky Mountains, the owner’s other favorite place.
    Cortney Fries, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Concordia’s dean revoked Marty’s pastoral posting in London, instead sending him to serve as assistant to the pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Even after the 14th-century Black Death, clerical households with wives and children thrived in Italy.
    Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The contract was always only worth $8 million despite any clerical mistake.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Clerkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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