rectory

Example Sentences

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Redbird – Set inside the former rectory of Vibiana, Redbird is a modern American restaurant built for sharing.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The Somersby rectory was the best and the worst place for a young poet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Plans for the church hall, on Glebe Way, included a cafe, day nursery building, replacement rectory with detached garage, two outbuildings to provide a prayer room and substation, and bike storage.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

Washington County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspected burglar in the rectory of St. John the Baptist church when they arrived six minutes after the priest called 911.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Bull had mostly listened that first day as this stricken, energetic man paced the sitting room of his rectory speaking with a mellifluous basso profundo voice that demanded and received unwavering attention.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy