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

Father David Stevenson, the rector of St Botolph's Church, also known as Boston Stump, where the food bank is based, said the facility was "a lifeline for people".

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

"We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones," the rector of the university said in a statement, adding that 8 May would be a day of mourning for the institution.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Fie was rector of a rather posh boys’ school in Berlin.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein