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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Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on the average annual increases in a subset of the overall consumer price index called the index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, from July through September.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
At this moment in American history, the conscientious fulfillment of their clerical vows could result in their deaths.
—Ernesto Burden, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The Hello Girls performed critical communications work near combat zones, but at the time, their service was dismissed as clerical.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Monday in Dallas, the Houston congressman blamed the inaccurate date on a clerical error and said his Republican Senate primary rival’s attacks show that the Hunt campaign is surging.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on the average annual increases in a subset of the overall consumer price index called the index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, from July through September.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
At this moment in American history, the conscientious fulfillment of their clerical vows could result in their deaths.
—Ernesto Burden, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The Hello Girls performed critical communications work near combat zones, but at the time, their service was dismissed as clerical.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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