rector

Example Sentences

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Another witness statement was provided by Kevin Partingon, the former rector of Dewsbury Minster.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Her father was the rector of two parishes and ran a small boys’ school to supplement the family’s meager income.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

One involves Isaac Poobalan, rector of St Andrew's Cathedral in Aberdeen, who said he felt like "a dead man walking" because he believes Bishop Dyer tried to drive him out.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

The university's incoming rector, Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman, described the jobs losses as "worse than expected".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

I thought he was going to march right up to the podium and have a word with the rector.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez