man of the cloth
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Perhaps his role as a man of the cloth in “Conclave” offset that energy.
From Los Angeles Times
Poitier plays the straight man, as he often did in comedies, allowing Belafonte to have a blast as Reverend Willis Oaks Rutherford, a con artist masquerading as a man of the cloth.
From New York Times
Timothy Simons stands out as a rather clueless man of the cloth.
From New York Times
The wildlife presenter and camera operator did a documentary with the man of the cloth, who took part in Strictly in 2017.
From BBC
The Reverend Richard Coles is as much a media star as a man of the cloth.
From BBC
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