How to Use man of the cloth in a Sentence
man of the cloth
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Greg Lockwood turned out to be no ordinary man of the cloth.
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Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Invisible among the bustle of his FBI bureau, Tom once led a quiet life as a man of the cloth.
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EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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To them, he will be remembered as a cold, heartless businessman and a shamefully unkind man of the cloth who focused way too much on socializing, traveling and furthering his own agenda.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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After the disturbing death of Reverend Bryce at the end of last week’s episode of Widow’s Bay, Tom, Wyck, and Patricia search his office for clues that might explain why this seemingly lucid man of the cloth suddenly hung himself.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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From there on out, Hood became a kind of radical, liberal man of the cloth, rallying for gay and trans rights, Black Lives Matter, and, finally, becoming a spiritual advisor to men on death row in 2022 after the Supreme Court ruled that folks could have one accompany them to the death chamber.
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Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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