parson

He spoke with the easy grace of a country parson, but no fire and brimstone emanated from his pulpit as he calmly but bracingly recounted what he said was his mother’s family history.

From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021

Roy is mirrored in turn by the later appearance of another parson, Preston Teagardin, played by Robert Pattinson with the same lip-smacking comic flamboyance he recently brought to “The King.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2020

Fleeing the law in Europe, the resourceful parson resurfaced as “Principal of the Anglican Divinity School in Ceylon.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2020

Despite there being two servants to look after the modestly sized parsonage and one modestly sized parson, Emily made a case for needing to be onsite as an extra housekeeper.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2018

With the first blow to the roof, the front door flew open, and the parson and his wife fled in terror.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

Ah, say the parsons, then why not “disclose” any AI use?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The parsons of the press corps then moved en masse to get a comment from the Journal, which in this case meant me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Here are striding parsons, botanising antiquarians, madmen, painters and poets.

From Economist ● Nov. 13, 2014

The eleven Texas parsons now serving had to resign their parishes because replacements would not accept parishes on a "duration" basis.

From Time Magazine Archive

In nineteenth-century England, everyone from country parsons to teenage girls collected butterflies, flowers, even stuffed birds and fossil bones.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman