Example Sentences

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Few churchmen will explicitly promote pacifism as the only proper Christian option.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The pope announced his picks during his customary weekly appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square, saying the ceremony to formally install the churchmen as cardinals will be held on Sept. 30.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

An 1850 issue of The Dublin University Magazine said beaver tail was usually eaten during Lent by the "strict churchmen of Northern Germany," while the Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art wrote:

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2023

I don’t mess with churchmen or my family.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023

“You would think,” Skarpi’s voice rolled out like thick honey, “fine churchmen such as yourselves could find better things to do than arresting storytellers and extorting money from honest men.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss