priest

Example Sentences

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"When you get back you can't say what you've been doing, I mean lying to your parish priest is quite difficult."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Kilmer was to play a Catholic priest named Fintan.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

In 1857, a French Catholic priest planted the first coffee bush in Vietnam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

At one point, they were kicked out of the Austrian refugee program and became homeless until a Catholic priest took them in and made them caretakers of a medieval church.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Dionysus himself was supposed to be present; his priest had the seat of honor.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton