How to Use reverend in a Sentence

reverend

noun
  • The reverend of the family’s church died around the same time.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2023
  • My great-uncle told me that John was a very light-skinned man and a reverend.
    — The Root, 12 Jan. 2018
  • The reverend and her team came up with the idea of the spiritual care cart.
    — Byalex Stone, ABC News, 13 May 2022
  • Sunday was not the first time the reverend has spoken against West.
    — Fox News, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The contrast between the reverend and me could not be more pronounced.
    — Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 20 July 2019
  • The maid, Camae, is a pretty young woman and a fan of the reverend.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Toward the end of the sermon, the reverend looked again toward the sky as the rain had begun.
    — Alex Putterman, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2022
  • In addition to his ministry, the reverend runs a nursing home.
    — CBS News, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Of course, the reverend's degree will be in Christian studies.
    — USA TODAY, 9 May 2017
  • In 1924, a reverend, taking a break from record keeping, left a door open.
    — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Moments before a reverend walked up to close the rally with a prayer, raindrops began to fall.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • The reverend had to transcribe his oral translation—and teach his audience how to read the text.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 15 July 2017
  • The reverend had to transcribe his oral translation—and teach his audience how to read the text.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 14 July 2017
  • All those reverends that were part of the progressive front are no longer heard from in any appreciative way.
    — John Leland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2017
  • His mother was a quiltmaker and his father, a reverend, was a blacksmith and builder.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021
  • Hardin’s name is on a sign outside the church that describes him as a reverend, according to the court filing.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2022
  • This was the second challenge to the license by the group, which includes three reverends, two rabbis and retired judges.
    — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The father, who was also reverend, said his sister moved the car and may have left the Cadillac unlocked.
    — John Benson, cleveland.com, 4 Jan. 2018
  • The reverend Michael Faulkner wanted to start a charter school through his church in Harlem.
    — Matt Barnum, The Atlantic, 19 July 2017
  • Eleanor’s daughter Charlotte thought the reverend’s wife, Frances, was involved.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Several of Pierce’s scenes find the reverend at the pulpit, working through what’s ailing him.
    — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • The heroine is Nedra Davis, a reverend known for her anti-drug stance who ends up falling for a man in the drug trade.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2023
  • This, of course, is the moment when Lord Lovat appears at the birthing chamber with a local reverend.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • During the 10-minute service, the cathedral’s dean, the sub-dean, and the reverend canon led prayers for the royal couple.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The place has seen better days, and so has its weary reverend, Ernst Toller (a superb Ethan Hawke).
    — Justin Chang, latimes.com, 17 May 2018
  • As a renowned reverend, King’s final lesson from Ghana was God’s support for the fight of the oppressed.
    — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Quartz Africa, 5 Mar. 2020
  • In an earlier scene, the young Sanderson sisters use a spell to set the reverend's house on fire and revel in the destruction.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The reverend’s personal life had been the subject of decades of whispering in the Bronx and was an open secret among those closest to him.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The first to exhibit odd behavior was Abigail Williams, the 8-year-old niece of the reverend.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Talk with the teacher or the reverend and learn about education and church life in 1750 Hebron.
    — Melanie Savage, courant.com, 7 Sep. 2021

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