How to Use chaplain in a Sentence

chaplain

noun
  • But if the hour of death came to pass, what would the chaplain do?
    Emma Goldberg Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • As the chaplain got in his car his cane hit the gas pedal and the car took off.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Among the dead was a chaplain for the state agency, Jones said.
    Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The chaplains help soldiers find showers and a place to rest.
    Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 9 May 2024
  • When the chaplain ignored him, the man pulled out a handgun.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The chaplain brings all these soldiers who were in Afghanistan to a church.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The school chaplain talked to my grandson in a short one-on-one session.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Who better to help him through that than, say, a dreamy chaplain who might or might not be sketchy?
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Soon after, a sheriff's chaplain broke the news.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The chaplain took a moment to say a prayer for her grandfather.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 7 Sep. 2020
  • The chaplain took a moment to say a prayer for her grandfather.
    Alexa Philippou, Star Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The chaplain read a prayer over Grindstaff as his nurses stood by.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Ryan said there would be a bipartisan process to pick the next chaplain.
    Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The chaplain went on to serve in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2021
  • This letter states that his last day as chaplain will be May 24.
    Natasha Bach, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The thing is, the work of a hospital chaplain isn’t done in an empty chapel.
    Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
  • That doesn't use the full potential of the ministry that chaplains can do.
    Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There were three of them, two uniformed Marines and a Navy chaplain.
    Alexandra Rockey Fleming, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In a sense, LeRette has become the prison chaplain he felt called to be.
    Andrew Kay, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Even long-time chaplain Rodgers is excited by the move.
    Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • And for chaplains and family members, just know there's help for you, as well.
    Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • As a result, anyone can call themselves a chaplain at any time and for any reason.
    Amy Lawton, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Rose Hudson-Wilkin is the first black female chaplain to the queen.
    Lindsay Peoples, The Cut, 20 May 2018
  • No requirements for the chaplains were set, other than a background check.
    Amy Lawton, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Tom Chapman, the chaplain, wore a wide-brim hat for shade in the treeless expanse and prayed.
    Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2021
  • In fact, Cole was a senior chaplain in the British army for more than 20 years.
    Sydney Trent, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Jasmaine has called for a jury trial and $1 in damages from each of the chaplains.
    Michael Gordon, charlotteobserver, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Texas became the first state to allow chaplains, in 2023.
    ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Texas became the first state to allow chaplains, in 2023.
    CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Texas became the first state to allow chaplains, in 2023.
    Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

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