parochial

Example Sentences

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The outbreak, predictably, was especially bad in private and parochial schools with high numbers of unvaccinated students.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

We have been able to build and maintain global alliances because other countries trusted that they were dealing with a nation that was not simply driven by its own parochial interests and bottom line.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Moments later, he says that “it’s the defense of universal values that will hold the country together, and the emphasis on parochial or group values that will break it apart inevitably.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Instead it said "most gangs in the Caribbean" were "typically parochial, and focused instead on protecting their territory".

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

Of course, the audience up here at the Bronx “Y” will probably be a little parochial, but if I make good in the lecture, I might one day end up speaking down at the Lex.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole