How to Use file clerk in a Sentence

file clerk

noun
  • Her father is a file clerk and her mother is a data entry clerk.
    — New York Times, 13 May 2018
  • Ul takes a half day off from her job as a law firm file clerk every Wednesday to serve others.
    — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Who cared that his job, as a file clerk in the accounting department of the trendy lifestyle brand, had nothing to do with design?
    — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Soskin worked at a segregated union hall as a file clerk during World War II.
    — Cailey Rizzo, PEOPLE.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Edwards got his start in the shoe business at age 19 as a temporary file clerk at LA Gear.
    — Sheree R. Curry, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
  • During the war, Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The ads in the newspaper were for low-paying jobs, like file clerk or telephone solicitor or receptionist.
    — Mary Gaitskill, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • According to the lawsuit, that meeting lasted five minutes and Willis demoted Timpson to a file clerk.
    — Ben Brasch, ajc, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The computer rendered the data entry clerk, the switchboard operator, and file clerks obsolete.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The longest-serving employee started 36 years ago at age 18 as a file clerk and is now the manager of the accounting department.
    — cleveland.com, 16 June 2019
  • Rose from filing clerk at a Calcutta trading company to chairman of the London Metal Exchange.
    — Fortune, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The four positions are a part-time file clerk, a part-time intern coordinator, a full-time executive administrative assistant and a full-time communications director.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2022
  • Building boom Wittkopp started working at the hospital in 1974 as a medical records file clerk, worked her way up through various positions and is now director of quality outcomes and public reporting.
    — Andy Marso, kansascity, 3 Nov. 2017
  • For the next decade and a half, Soskin shared her history with visitors on tours — opening up about her experiences working at a segregated union hall as a file clerk during World War II and later becoming a political and community activist and songwriter during the civil rights movement.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025

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