How to Use clergy in a Sentence

clergy

noun
  • Local clergy have been invited to participate in an interfaith service.
  • The clergy knew the rules and made sure marchers knew the rules.
    — al, 3 June 2020
  • Where are the clergy who once locked arms and marched for progress?
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • There were all kinds of problems with the clergy there.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
  • At the same time, dozens of clergy around the region have pushed back.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Black clergy running as Democrats is not new.
    — CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This year, only key clergy and a camera crew will be present.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2020
  • The clergy then will lead the children in a parade around the church.
    — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The terrorists are the ones who are dressed as clergy.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Some parishioners and clergy hid or buried bells to keep them safe—even enormous ones.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
  • So is there any sort of tax relief granted to members of the clergy?
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The brothers walked next to each other and spoke to members of the clergy.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Perhaps more emphasis from the clergy should be put on men to not be so thirsty.
    — Maliya Naz, Allure, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The clergy asked them to be ready to defend their neighbors in the coming days.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • That makes the country the most dangerous in the world for clergy.
    — Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2022
  • Canon and Sister could also have been in the clergy group, of course.
    — Barry Collins, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • They were brought to the gym floor and surrounded by clergy as a pastor prayed for them.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Top clergy have issued fatwas, or edicts, on how to rein in climate change.
    — Sui-Lee Wee Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Members of the clergy had been among those forced from the church’s premises by the police.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 3 June 2020
  • Timm, 69, retired two years ago from his career in the clergy.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The saints & clergy in the dome’s three-thousand-square-foot mural looking down on me.
    — Patrycja Humienik, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Iran’s ruling clergy have weathered huge protests many times before.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
  • When the clergy couldn’t help, the police, and then the military were brought in, but all to no avail.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Talk to a trusted friend, a clergy person or see a therapist.
    — Helen Dennis, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a clergy member was at the foot of the gurney beside him.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Local churchgoers and members of the clergy came to watch the show.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Members of the clergy spoke both in favor and against the ordinances.
    — Allison Wood, cleveland.com, 9 July 2019
  • All around the country, many among the clergy asked themselves a version of this question.
    — Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The people who have been leading the fight are the clergy, and even the Pope has spoken out.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
  • With the clergy leading the way, hundreds of thousands of laypeople joined the protests.
    — New York Times, 28 Aug. 2021

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