Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerkly
Adjective
  • The Glazers were driven in the ministerial car while Gill walked down Whitehall and queued up at St Stephen’s entrance.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 May 2025
  • Requiring ministerial approval means removing appeals, boards, and other bureaucratic argle bargle that just adds costs and friction to the development process.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • This double belonging—to the United States by birth, but to Peru by choice, service, and love—may give us some insight into Pope Leo’s pastoral identity.
    Raúl E. Zegarra, Time, 17 May 2025
  • Several bishops likened Pope Leo XIV to a fusion of Popes Francis and Benedict, noting his blend of intellectual rigor and pastoral warmth while highlighting his Augustinian background and canon law expertise.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
  • Van Arsdale said the inconsistencies in John Doe’s story were due to a clerical error in filing.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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“Clerkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerkly. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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