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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Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
The monastery, rebuilt at the end of the seventeenth century, sported a concrete addition, brutalism with a clerical accent.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
As more women assume authority, workplaces shaped for centuries by clerical culture must adapt.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Other dates on the calendar include parent-teacher conferences, as well as professional development and clerical days.
—Renee Anderson, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Iran’s clerical oligarchs are shaken and still sorting out how their defenses were compromised and their intelligence apparatus penetrated.
—Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
The monastery, rebuilt at the end of the seventeenth century, sported a concrete addition, brutalism with a clerical accent.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
As more women assume authority, workplaces shaped for centuries by clerical culture must adapt.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Other dates on the calendar include parent-teacher conferences, as well as professional development and clerical days.
—Renee Anderson, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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