Examples of clergyman in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
If clergymen are defrocked and lawyers are disbarred, then alcoholics are delivered, hairdressers are distressed, and pornographers are deluded.
—
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
The emails, sent from Saints accounts, don’t specify which clergymen were removed from the list or why.
—Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
In 1781, a French clergyman named Antoine Court de Gébelin claimed to have discovered the ancient Book of Thoth while attending a stylish salon in Paris.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clergyman
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
The emails, sent from Saints accounts, don’t specify which clergymen were removed from the list or why.
—Brett Martel, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
In 1781, a French clergyman named Antoine Court de Gébelin claimed to have discovered the ancient Book of Thoth while attending a stylish salon in Paris.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clergyman
Cite this Entry
“Clergyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clergyman. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
clergyman
noun
cler·gy·man
ˈklər-ji-mən 
: a member of the clergy
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share