How to Use postulant in a Sentence
postulant
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One of the postulants is Barbara Prate, a bright, occasionally caustic 45-year-old nurse from New Jersey.
—Kristina Krug, Smithsonian, 2018-06-28
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Brother Reilly had given him a short tour of the public areas—the chapel, the guest parlor, the dining hall—and then escorted him to the front veranda, where the other postulants had gathered to admire the grounds.
—John L’heureux, The New Yorker, 2018-05-14
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