scrivener
Example Sentences
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Instead, he decided to take the test to become a judicial scrivener, a job similar to being a paralegal that has a 3 percent acceptance rate.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2021
In "Minor Feelings," Hong firmly rejects the idea of having the authority to act as a scrivener or "spokesperson" for any racial identity.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2020
“With submission, what word, sir,” asked Turkey, respectfully crowding himself into the contracted space behind the screen, and by so doing, making me jostle the scrivener.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2015
I can relate to Melville’s Bartleby the scrivener: I frequently prefer not to.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2014
The handwriting of the scrivener in the body of the instrument is quite distinct and legible, considering its antiquity.
From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
