How to Use sexton in a Sentence

sexton

noun

• Junior Roop, the sexton of a cemetery near the spill site, said people could smell the oil in town.
  — John Hanna, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
• And then the church rector hired him as a sexton, or maintenance man.
  — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
• The evening includes drinks and ends with dessert at the sexton’s cottage, where visitors can meet the actors.
  — Dan Kelly, kansascity.com, 16 May 2017
• Part of a woman's shoe was found as well as a sexton, used for navigation, Gillespie said.
  — USA TODAY, 6 July 2017
• The stones were near one of two main roads in the 43-acre cemetery, said Chris Passera, foreman/sexton of municipal cemeteries.
  — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 12 Apr. 2018
• The slain included the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, the church's pastor and a state senator; a high school track coach; the church sexton; a librarian; and an aspiring poet.
  — CBS News, 28 Jan. 2020
• With help from the church sexton, Raymond Brooks, some senior members and her adult daughter, Ashley Pryor, the efficient assembly line produced 100 meals.
  — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 16 Aug. 2020
• Marrero’s parents worked as sextons at nearby Second Mennonite Church.
  — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 7 July 2017
• Unveiled Saturday, the arboretum honors the cemetery’s longest-serving sexton, Mark Smith.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
• The statue’s removal, which came just before a debate exploded over Confederate monuments across the country, is moving ahead on schedule, said Don Price, sexton of the Orlando cemetery.
  — Harry Sayer, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2017

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024