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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Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
The contract was always only worth $8 million despite any clerical mistake.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Because mistakes can be made, ACH transactions are reversible in cases where there was a clear clerical error, like when the wrong account was credited, for instance, or a single transaction was inadvertently duplicated.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Will Ferrell stars as Jim, who accidentally books his daughter Jenni’s wedding on the same day that Margot (Reese Witherspoon) pencils in her sister’s big day — a clerical error that causes disarray when the two parties decide to share the venue.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Even after the 14th-century Black Death, clerical households with wives and children thrived in Italy.
—Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
The contract was always only worth $8 million despite any clerical mistake.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Because mistakes can be made, ACH transactions are reversible in cases where there was a clear clerical error, like when the wrong account was credited, for instance, or a single transaction was inadvertently duplicated.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Will Ferrell stars as Jim, who accidentally books his daughter Jenni’s wedding on the same day that Margot (Reese Witherspoon) pencils in her sister’s big day — a clerical error that causes disarray when the two parties decide to share the venue.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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