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Then he buckled down, with clerklike industry, to the job of God-Emperor.

From Time Magazine Archive

His name is Antonio Dell'Orefice, and he is one of the Met's seven "maestros"�unobtrusive musicians of clerklike appearance whose job it is to follow the score and cue curtains, entrances, exits.

From Time Magazine Archive

All he did was to sign the circulars with his flourish and signature, and direct them in a shaky, clerklike hand.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace

In him is no remedy; only clerklike 'despatch of business' according to routine.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

And at last he drew a sheet of paper forward and wrote, in his neat, clerklike hand, just a few lines.

From Beyond The Rocks A Love Story by Glyn, Elinor