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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Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That warrant was later corrected after a clerical error listed Menendez Abdala’s birth year incorrectly.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Corpus’ defense counters that Tapia’s coding of overtime pay on union business was intentional, not clerical, and that the arrest stemmed from her effort to rein in costly overtime practices.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Under the settlement agreement, UIA is prevented from collecting overpayments until protest or appeal rights have been exhausted and claimants are given a chance to request a waiver based on financial hardship, administrative or clerical error or a wage reporting error.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That warrant was later corrected after a clerical error listed Menendez Abdala’s birth year incorrectly.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Corpus’ defense counters that Tapia’s coding of overtime pay on union business was intentional, not clerical, and that the arrest stemmed from her effort to rein in costly overtime practices.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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