parson

Example Sentences

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Roy is mirrored in turn by the later appearance of another parson, Preston Teagardin, played by Robert Pattinson with the same lip-smacking comic flamboyance he recently brought to “The King.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2020

Despite there being two servants to look after the modestly sized parsonage and one modestly sized parson, Emily made a case for needing to be onsite as an extra housekeeper.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2018

In a dreary Yankee prison, the rebel confronts his mortal fate before a parson.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2018

The mission failed, and Thomas was immortalized as “the parson of the islands.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2017

The parson refused to believe the Apothecary could help, said the monster.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness