parson
Example Sentences
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This parson’s son wrote some of the finest poems in the history of the language while also achieving international fame and substantial wealth.
Her work as a parson’s wife opposite Maurice Evans in a well-received 1950 Broadway revival of George Bernard Shaw’s “The Devil’s Disciple” landed her on the cover of Life magazine — a major publicity coup.
From Washington Post
He spoke with the easy grace of a country parson, but no fire and brimstone emanated from his pulpit as he calmly but bracingly recounted what he said was his mother’s family history.
From New York Times
A quiet wedding we had: he and I, the parson and clerk, were alone present.
From Literature
I looked at his back, prim as a parson’s, tried to imagine the two of them together.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
