preacher

Example Sentences

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“All they’re missing are the manger and the three wise men,” the preacher quipped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Attorney Mark Lanier moonlights as a preacher, and it shows when he’s taking on the world’s most powerful companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Islam is the state religion but the constitution guarantees freedom of worship, subject to approval by the authorities for the place of worship and the preacher.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“Rev. Jackson was a dynamic speaker, a preacher, so it was call and response,” she said.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Born the grandson of a preacher in Hickory, North Carolina, in 1928, Douglas Moore decided to follow his grandfather into the Methodist ministry and in 1951 he enrolled as a divinity student at Boston University.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson