parishes
- plural of parish.
Example Sentences
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, two Catholic parishes in Colorado and two parents, Dan and Lisa Sheley, filed suit, but lost in lower courts, prompting the appeal to the Supreme Court.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Ebel and Diestel were provincial clergymen, scarcely known outside their parishes until, as Mr. Clark says, scandal tightened around them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
St Ives was the first, and by 2021 a further 16 parishes in Cornwall introduced similar policies.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
More than one-third of Louisiana’s parishes lack a single obstetrician—gynecologist, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
When I was twelve, and could handle a horse as well as a plumbago pencil, the doctor set me off to neighboring parishes each Sabbath to copy other rectors' sermons.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
