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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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Ali Watkins, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Many Iranians see a win for Hamas as a win for the repressive clerical regime that rules over them.
—Ali M. Ansari, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
Spending patterns cover all urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical workers in urban or metropolitan areas.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
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Out of the 11 positions that would be cut in the four departments, all under the Chief of Staff Office, Armendariz said two are directors, several are clerical and three are already vacant.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
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Adjective
The forfeiture of negatives is far more consequential phenomenon than clerical clutter.
—Ali Watkins, New York Times, 6 June 2024
Many Iranians see a win for Hamas as a win for the repressive clerical regime that rules over them.
—Ali M. Ansari, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
Spending patterns cover all urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical workers in urban or metropolitan areas.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
More:How restorative justice works at a MPS school, a decade in
Out of the 11 positions that would be cut in the four departments, all under the Chief of Staff Office, Armendariz said two are directors, several are clerical and three are already vacant.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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