Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerkly
Adjective
  • In an act of prime ministerial ventriloquism, Prime Minister Mark Carney had Charles deliver Canada’s throne speech, a ceremony in which elected politicians sit humbly in the presence of a ceremonial figurehead who reads words written by the politician who is actually in charge.
    Stephen Maher, Time, 27 May 2025
  • The opening of federal work following the Civil Rights Movement provided an alternative to manual labor, teaching or ministerial work in the form of white-collar jobs and skills training that many took into private sector jobs.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • The place just seems to be a charming pastoral town inhabited entirely by stunt people in tactical gear and mountain wear.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
  • In a blurb, Denise Newman says of this translation from the original Danish, Duncan Wiese’s subversive pastoral Tityrus shows how fraught life has become for the Arcadian shepherds among us.
    Diana Arterian June 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sourcing Journal reserves the right to correct clerical or typographical errors in promotional materials.
    Sourcing Journal, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
  • But a clerical error and subsequent clash in wedding dates pits the two brides against each other in a competition that quickly escalates into all-out war.
    Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 10 June 2025
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“Clerkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkly. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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