Recent Examples on the WebThat same year, a database held by University College London found that 96 CofE clergymen had sought compensation paid to slave owners when the trade was abolished in the British empire in 1833.—The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Apr. 2024 Finally, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s leading Shiite clergyman, weighed in on September 10 to break the deadlock.—Toby Dodge, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2018 There is also an endearing bromance that unfurls between the astronomer and his lifelong clergyman friend, who is destined to be Pope.—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024 In 1979, Bishop Gumbleton was one of three U.S. clergymen who traveled to Tehran for a Christmas Eve meeting with captive Americans in the U.S. Embassy during the Iranian hostage crisis.—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clergyman
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