confrere

Example Sentences

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St. Benedict’s Monastery was originally founded in 1956, when a group of four monks arrived from Massachusetts to set up their new Order on the property, before being joined by nine additional confreres.

From MarketWatch

Rushdie, hooks, et al., worked to improve the novel; Epstein and his confreres want the world to change around it.

From Los Angeles Times

But compared with a far more intelligent series like, say, “Mrs. America,” “Gaslit” disappoints in its efforts to provide a well-rounded portrait of an influence-seeking conservative woman betrayed by her political confreres.

From Washington Post

“They have insinuated infamy on the integrity of my priestly life, having financed witnesses in a trial against a confrere, even being the owner of oil wells or tax havens.”

From Seattle Times

Barba, meanwhile, says he is getting old and his two confreres are ailing.

From Seattle Times