How to Use bishop in a Sentence

bishop

noun

• The pope is the bishop of Rome, and his cathedral church is in Rome.
  — CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
• The two sides are expected to renew the bishop deal at the end of the month.
  — Nicole Winfield, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022
• Similar gloves have been found in the graves of bishops from the time.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
• Benedict’s body was dressed with a miter, the peaked headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak.
  — Time, 2 Jan. 2023
• The building, owned by the local Catholic church, had been home to a bishop for more than 30 years.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 13 July 2023
• William will assist the Baroness Merron and bishops in putting the robe on King Charles.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 Apr. 2023
• In Ireland, her affair with a bishop rocked the Catholic Church.
  — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• The church bishop, Abdul Masih Bakhit, was also among the dead.
  — Samy Magdy, ajc, 15 Aug. 2022
• Olmstead has been bishop of Phoenix for more than 18 years.
  — Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022
• It is adorned with plants and photos of her children, one of whom is a bishop.
  — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2022
• The bishop speaks and carries himself the same both on-camera and off.
  — Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 12 May 2024
• Olmsted is the fourth person to serve as the bishop of the diocese.
  — Jane Florance, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
• But a prominent church lawyer told the bishop to keep the abuse secret.
  — oregonlive, 1 Jan. 2023
• The bishop said they could be married right there in his office.
  — Kim Raff, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2021
• The friars lodged a complaint with the bishop, and the insects were brought before a tribunal.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023
• Carlsen simply had to move his own pawn on the same file to trap Nepomniachtchi’s bishop.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2021
• The church bishop, Abdul Masih Bakhit, was also among the dead at the hospital morgue.
  — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
• Her black jumpsuit had a flare-meet-bishop-sleeve effect on the pants, thanks to a pair of super-tight black boots.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2021
• The bishop urged the school to change course and revert back to its original policy.
  — Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2023
• Not long after his birthday in August, the Catholic bishop of Beaumont told him that the time had come.
  — New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
• Hi Chris, The bishop’s policies reflect, and are rooted in, the catechism and beliefs of the Catholic Church.
  — cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
• The Catholic Church may raise the late nun's title to that of a saint, but an area bishop said that process has not been initiated yet.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• There aren’t many perks for being a bishop, and there are countless minefields.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
• The spotlight also shined on a small piece of paper that fell from a bishop's hand and floated near the queen's coffin.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2022
• It is named after the former bishop of Gaza, and was located atop the spot he is believed to have died in 420 BCE.
  — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2024
• The Uaneo Super Cropped Sweater is a turtleneck bolero with slight bishop sleeves that has a major cutout in the bodice — as in, there’s no bodice at all.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
• As the church's first openly gay bishop, her path was not always certain.
  — Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 9 May 2024
• The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama has added a new bishop to the staff.
  — al, 7 Jan. 2022
• Inside the basilica, Rome’s second largest after St. Peter’s, a section of the nave had been blocked off for a conference of bishops, but there was more than enough space to revel in the soaring volume.
  — David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
• David Niven is a young bishop who's so tripped up by ambition and the desire to build a cathedral that he's forgotten what's truly important...even his own family.
  — James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024