parochial

Example Sentences

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The bulk of it is expected to go to private and parochial schools, though some public-school costs will be eligible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The outbreak, predictably, was especially bad in private and parochial schools with high numbers of unvaccinated students.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

We have been able to build and maintain global alliances because other countries trusted that they were dealing with a nation that was not simply driven by its own parochial interests and bottom line.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Instead it said "most gangs in the Caribbean" were "typically parochial, and focused instead on protecting their territory".

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

He had moved from a more nationalistic, all-encompassing theme of African unity to a more parochial one addressed to the Xhosa people, of whom he was one.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela