How to Use ministration in a Sentence

ministration

noun
  • Camille, as a rebel and an outsider, revolted against her mother's ministrations.
    — refinery29.com, 9 July 2018
  • On Kiki’s next visit, he will be given more shots and other ministrations to improve his lot in life.
    — Carole Wendt, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But Finn is pulled from his ministrations by the news of the suicide of his mentally unstable ex-girlfriend, Lily.
    — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 16 June 2023
  • Only the ministrations of a wise fourth grade teacher — who lured him back to learning with bribes and then hooked him with fascinating projects — rekindled his love of learning.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2011
  • Tommy the Matchmaker says hundreds of couples got married as a result of his ministrations.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2017
  • The prized seats are the 12 spaces at the graphite-and-walnut sushi bar, with their up-close views of Park’s ministrations, and five two-seat tables a few feet away.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Bill Baroni, a former Christie ad ministration official, is also on trial.
    — Kate Zernike, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2016
  • Domesticity, children, and even the devoted ministrations of a loving wife, got on his nerves after a while, hence his joy in male company and the wilderness.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Hippolyte was perfectly happy, nimbly trotting about on his clubfoot, and had no need of Bovary’s ministrations.
    — Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The condemned received the ministrations of a priest, and had the opportunity to repent and receive absolution.
    — Katrina Gulliver, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2023
  • However, emotional eaters find little lasting comfort in their culinary ministrations.
    — Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2017
  • Beauty & Wellness ministrations come courtesy of Dr Burgener skincare with treatments lasting anything from four hours to six days.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In the other, the country is just beginning to ascend to economic heights and international prestige through the ministrations of a strong, if somewhat vulgar, leader willing to do what needs to be done.
    — Jessica Mendoza, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Meals were laid out in the communal longhouse, and these were downright glorious concoctions, thanks to the creative ministrations of a young chef from Bogotá and a bevy of jovial local woman who assisted him.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Some people in power can be brought onboard—converted by campaign donations or the noisy ministrations of crypto investors who consider themselves single-issue voters.
    — Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 12 May 2023
  • To the chapel’s namesake, physical and spiritual ministrations had also seemed complementary.
    — Joni Sternbach, Smithsonian, 29 July 2017
  • To the chapel’s namesake, physical and spiritual ministrations had also seemed complementary.
    — Joni Sternbach, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
  • This is especially true in the current monetary cycle because of the Fed’s post-2008 ministrations.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Gin’ral Government and the ministration are going in cahoot to undermine and overrule the undertakings of the free People of Georgia.
    — Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2020
  • But are Neva’s affectionate murmurings, fleshly ministrations and feats of surrender sincere?
    — Jen McDonald, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Kwong’s ministrations to the interior included refurbishing portions of the existing millwork, adding a window seat in the kitchen, and renovating the kitchen and baths in a way that feels sympathetic to the modesty of the original plans.
    — Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Under the frantic ministrations of a Radio Moscow bureaucrat (Paddy Considine) the concert is quickly performed again and, this time, recorded.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The priestly ministrations of these two unforgettable performers compel every audience member to undergo Citizen’s journey.
    — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Van Noten ends his flower-gathering mission in the Rose Garden, which, in his country’s rain-sodden climate (and with the tender ministrations of the estate’s three full-time gardeners), has bloomed to opulent maturity in just three years.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024
  • On this occasion, the diversions include the ministrations of choreographer JaQuel Knight, a veteran of Beyoncé’s productions, who puts the dancers through explosive workouts, in hip-hop and house-dancing sequences.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023

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