chaplain

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A San Mateo, Calif., chaplain spotted a break in a long line of cars, and pulled into the opening.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Later he served as chaplain and secretary to Arthur Hesilrige, a member of parliament and a close friend of Downing’s father.

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

He hated the chaplain venomously for being a chaplain and making a coarse blunder out of an observation that in any other circumstances, he knew, would have been considered witty and urbane.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller