Examples of cleric in a Sentence
clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Perhaps the most sensitive matter is Iran, a nation of nasty clerics and old-time belligerents that declared war on America and Israel 47 years ago.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Instead, statements attributed to the 56-year-old cleric have been read out on national television or posted on social media.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Analysts and clerics are keen to stress the overall importance of this visit to the continent.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Leo spoke during a gathering of top bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq, an Eastern Rite Catholic church whose clerics are in Rome to elect a new patriarch.
—Brian Dakss, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Instead, statements attributed to the 56-year-old cleric have been read out on national television or posted on social media.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Analysts and clerics are keen to stress the overall importance of this visit to the continent.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Leo spoke during a gathering of top bishops of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq, an Eastern Rite Catholic church whose clerics are in Rome to elect a new patriarch.
—Brian Dakss, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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