chaplain

Example Sentences

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A man in line behind him walked up and told the chaplain to get to the back of the line.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Returning to England, where Royalists and Parliamentarians were at war, Downing was appointed chaplain to Col.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The alarm was first raised over Pierce's behaviour by male students at Swansea University in 1986 where Pierce, now 85, was a chaplain.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Schlanger served as a chaplain for the New South Wales correctional service and a major hospital, Chabad said.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Accompanying the troops as chaplain was Gaspar de Carvajal.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann