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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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
The clerical government has prioritized the maintenance and export of its Islamic ideology first and foremost, with economics playing second fiddle.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
But the Navy assigned him to a clerical job at Tinker instead, his mother Alicia Kelsey said.
—Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 14 Mar. 2026
The criticism comes as Canadian police investigate the disappearance of Iranian dissident Masood Masjoody, a mathematician and critic of Iran’s clerical leadership who vanished earlier this year in Burnaby, British Columbia.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Larijani is the most senior leader killed in the country since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei late last month, and his death is a significant blow to the ruling clerical regime.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
The clerical government has prioritized the maintenance and export of its Islamic ideology first and foremost, with economics playing second fiddle.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
But the Navy assigned him to a clerical job at Tinker instead, his mother Alicia Kelsey said.
—Brianna Bailey, The Frontier, 14 Mar. 2026
The criticism comes as Canadian police investigate the disappearance of Iranian dissident Masood Masjoody, a mathematician and critic of Iran’s clerical leadership who vanished earlier this year in Burnaby, British Columbia.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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