- plural of missionary.
missionaries
Example Sentences
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A whole-of-government operation immediately transported the missionaries to a hospital where they could quarantine and receive advanced medical care if needed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
There have been many devastating school fires in Kenya, where boarding schools are common as a colonial legacy of missionaries and the British.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Stafford is one of three medical missionaries with Serge — a nonprofit based in Jenkintown, Penn. — who were exposed to the virus.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The presence of the Catholic Church in Angola dates back to the late 15th Century, when Portuguese explorers and missionaries arrived along the Angolan coast.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The traders got her cold eye, the missionaries her hard glare, the few other white visitors who chanced onto the island received from Old Tallow no welcome.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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