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
  • My friend, Mimi Wu, a plastic waste management and mitigation expert and CEO of Global Green Solutions, believes that smaller, more focused discussions with ministerial involvement are needed.
    Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 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
  • There are 23 members in the maintenance unit — workers who help maintain HACC properties — and there are 77 members in the administrative/clerical unit, which primarily includes housing specialists and office assistants.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The department slashed another 89 Education Department contracts including a contractor hired to manage mail and clerical operations.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 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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