Examples of clerical in a Sentence
Adjective
She spent the summer doing clerical work for a lawyer.
a member of our clerical staff
The mistake was due to a clerical error.
Noun
some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure
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Pat Maio, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Peabody-Whitehead was formerly a boarding house, several nightclubs and restaurants, and clerical offices, among other commercial uses, Wertenteil said.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
What To Know The annual Social Security COLA is determined using data from the CPI-W, tracking inflation for urban wage earners and clerical workers.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In a clip shared on social media, Black, dressed in his clerical garb, is seen being struck by the pepper ball and collapsing on the ground as others come to his aid.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The steelworkers represent licensed vocational nurses, medical assistants, engineers, pharmacy staff and lab staff, clerical, dietary and environmental services workers, technical staff, and other frontline professionals.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Peabody-Whitehead was formerly a boarding house, several nightclubs and restaurants, and clerical offices, among other commercial uses, Wertenteil said.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
What To Know The annual Social Security COLA is determined using data from the CPI-W, tracking inflation for urban wage earners and clerical workers.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
In a clip shared on social media, Black, dressed in his clerical garb, is seen being struck by the pepper ball and collapsing on the ground as others come to his aid.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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