man of the cloth

Example Sentences

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Perhaps his role as a man of the cloth in “Conclave” offset that energy.

From Los Angeles Times

Poitier plays the straight man, as he often did in comedies, allowing Belafonte to have a blast as Reverend Willis Oaks Rutherford, a con artist masquerading as a man of the cloth.

From New York Times

Timothy Simons stands out as a rather clueless man of the cloth.

From New York Times

The wildlife presenter and camera operator did a documentary with the man of the cloth, who took part in Strictly in 2017.

From BBC

The Reverend Richard Coles is as much a media star as a man of the cloth.

From BBC