How to Use pastor in a Sentence

pastor

noun

• The pastor and the children all enjoyed it — and prayed a lot.
  — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
• Jiang worshiped at the church over the summer, the pastor said.
  — Jessica Xing, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
• One pastor prayed with her and signed her up for a baptism.
  — Kitra Cahana, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
• Spoon al pastor sauce on the bottom of a serving plate.
  — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
• Many years were spent in the church, where Luhman’s mother was a pastor.
  — Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
• The pastor had none of the religious training of the Catholic priesthood.
  — Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
• But Cash is now sober, and sometimes talks about the old days with Wilder, the town pastor played by Dillahunt.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2024
• There’s really no such thing as the best pastor, but El Paisa is unique.
  — Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• The pastor has since apologized to parishioners in a post on the church’s Facebook page.
  — Stefano Montali, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• Father Rafael Garcia, the pastor at the church, said the numbers of migrants have dwindled in the past few days.
  — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 14 May 2023
• As the pastor ducked out of the way, church Deacon Clarence McCallister leaps in front of the camera, tackling the man with the gun to the ground.
  — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 May 2024
• In one hand was a briefcase, and draped over his arm was a garment bag with his pastor’s robe inside.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• Choose among steaks served grilled or al pastor, whole branzino brushed with red and green sauces, and spicy lobster fideos.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2023
• There were counselors who consoled and pastors who prayed and artists who painted and sang.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• The father, a pastor who lives in Illinois and works in St. Louis, spoke for 15 minutes Tuesday.
  — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
• In 2023, the city warned the pastor that semi-trucks were not allowed to be parked in the area that the church is located in, per the San Luis zoning code, the suit said.
  — Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
• Hill responded by saying that the pastor was at his church now.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
• My former pastor and his wife were my friends, though there’s been a noticeable distance in the last year.
  — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
• Tucson area pastors chartered a bus to travel to the Capitol.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
• Joel Mikkelson, who’s also the lead pastor at First Baptist Church.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• His father was a pastor, and the spare bedroom in their home next to the church was often filled with people who were down on their luck or hungry.
  — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 May 2023
• Sandra Crouch, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and pastor, has died.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
• Try tacos de chicharrón, bistec, or al pastor, all served up on flaky flour tortillas.
  — Kylie Madry, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
• Josh Pease, a journalist and pastor who appears in the docuseries, compared the Duggars with Tom Cruise.
  — Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
• But for a moment, Molly thought the pastor was going to ruin her wedding.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• Nobody was injured, the pastor said, adding the father and son who were inside the Honda safely escaped.
  — Drew Kann, ajc, 15 Sep. 2023
• Its pastor at the time was Rudy Rasmus, whose love of jazz and exacting ear had long made the place a sort of Everest for local musicians.
  — Ryan Bradley MacLeod Andrews Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• Here's everything to know about the controversial pastor that once led the celebrity megachurch.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
• Charles Sennett, a pastor, promised Mr. Smith and two other men $1,000 each to kill his wife, who was found beaten to death with a fireplace implement.
  — Stuart A. Creque, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2023
• The family’s pastor, Rev. Madalyn Fields, said Cobb was a good man trying to make his way through life instead of the man everyone has seen gunned down.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024