How to Use ministry in a Sentence

ministry

noun
  • She learned a lot during her first year of ministry.
  • Now, the goal is to get busy and get back to our mission and ministry.
    — Tribune Content Agency, al, 22 July 2023
  • The Lebanese health ministry said the first strike killed two people.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Boards of the clubs and their finances must be approved by the ministry.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Both had received a third dose of vaccines, the ministry said.
    — Fortune, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Horner started at the church around junior high and was part of the youth ministry.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The ministry said troops returned fire, killing one of those aboard the speedboat.
    — Andrea RodrÍguez, ajc, 28 June 2022
  • Some short-term plans and health care sharing ministries might seem like good deals, but read the fine print.
    — Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That has brought the total tombs found in the site to 48, ministry said.
    — ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Reeder viewed his ministry as a battle, a life and death struggle, his son said.
    — Greg Garrison | , al, 24 May 2023
  • The ministry has signed contracts on some new small-scale mines, the minister said.
    — Saeed Shah, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2022
  • But the ministry’s statement marked the clearest sign yet that girls will be allowed back in school.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The defense ministry said there were no injuries or damage.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Iran's death toll in the war has surpassed 1,500, its health ministry has said.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The ministry on Sunday also released the names of those who died.
    — Andrea RodrÍguez, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2022
  • Because of this, Peery is not allowed to work in a ministry for at least three years, the church said.
    — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Ministries, or Teammates for Kids.
    — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Qatari energy ministry says repairs will take three to five years.
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This group has been critical of the way Amorth and his ministry are portrayed in the film.
    — Joseph P. Laycock, Fortune, 4 May 2023
  • The transport ministry did not disclose the amount each carrier was fined.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
  • Newsweek has reached out to the Russian foreign ministry for comment via email.
    — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Harden said the choir approaches the event with a ministry-first mindset.
    — Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • None of them are known to be in active ministry, and at least 330 are believed to have died.
    — Ruth Graham, New York Times, 23 May 2023
  • The statues were offered to the sacred water, the ministry said.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2022
  • First, is what began as a good idea is now used as an excuse to feed and support unwieldy ministries of red tape.
    — Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The eight others who are living or presumed to be living are not in active ministry.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Newsweek reached out to the Ukrainian foreign ministry for comment.
    — Robert Birsel shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • As for the travel, the couple said those are ministry trips with church parishioners and each person paid their own way.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • Both men were heavily involved with their music and ministry.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Newsweek has reached out to the Russian defense and foreign ministries for comment via email.
    — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

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