Examples of clerical in a Sentence
Adjective
She spent the summer doing clerical work for a lawyer.
a member of our clerical staff
The mistake was due to a clerical error.
Noun
some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The department slashed another 89 Education Department contracts including a contractor hired to manage mail and clerical operations.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
This highlights the potential of AI scribes not only to alleviate clerical burdens but to enrich the core patient-doctor relationship that underpins primary care.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Supervision may be exercised over professional architects, engineers, sub-professional assistants, construction, inspection, maintenance or related clerical operations.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
There are 23 members in the maintenance unit — workers who help maintain HACC properties — and there are 77 members in the administrative/clerical unit, which primarily includes housing specialists and office assistants.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The department slashed another 89 Education Department contracts including a contractor hired to manage mail and clerical operations.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
This highlights the potential of AI scribes not only to alleviate clerical burdens but to enrich the core patient-doctor relationship that underpins primary care.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Supervision may be exercised over professional architects, engineers, sub-professional assistants, construction, inspection, maintenance or related clerical operations.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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