Examples of parishioner in a Sentence
the parishioners of First Baptist Church
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With parishioners running to hide or get out of the building, Carter and Max were pushed up against a glass window separating the chapel from the foyer, which led to an exit.
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Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
For example, just hours after a raid, churches would open their doors so parishioners too terrified to go home could sleep in the pews.
—William D. Lopez, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Around them sat a dozen parishioners, all Black, mostly women decades older than Roof.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Eighteen other people, 15 of them students ages 6 to 18 and three parishioners in their 80s, were struck by gunfire, authorities said.
—James Powel, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
For example, just hours after a raid, churches would open their doors so parishioners too terrified to go home could sleep in the pews.
—William D. Lopez, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Around them sat a dozen parishioners, all Black, mostly women decades older than Roof.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Eighteen other people, 15 of them students ages 6 to 18 and three parishioners in their 80s, were struck by gunfire, authorities said.
—James Powel, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for parishioner
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“Parishioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parishioner. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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