Examples of Church of England in a Sentence
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Loyalists who sided with England and the official Church of England dissented on both spiritual and political grounds.
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Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
There are currently 26 seats reserved for Church of England archbishops and bishops in the House of Lords.
—Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Other seats are reserved for Church of England bishops.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
According to her Church of England biography, Mullally became a Christian at 16.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Ash, who grew up with a Church of England primary school education and a scant knowledge of hymns, embarks on a journey first spurred on by two friends—comedians—who both surprisingly pursued clerical life.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Cromwell came up with a legal solution for the king’s problem, pushing Parliament to pass a series of acts that renounced papal authority and declared Henry the supreme head of the nascent Church of England.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Tweed, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026
There are currently 26 seats reserved for Church of England archbishops and bishops in the House of Lords.
—Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Other seats are reserved for Church of England bishops.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
According to her Church of England biography, Mullally became a Christian at 16.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Ash, who grew up with a Church of England primary school education and a scant knowledge of hymns, embarks on a journey first spurred on by two friends—comedians—who both surprisingly pursued clerical life.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Cromwell came up with a legal solution for the king’s problem, pushing Parliament to pass a series of acts that renounced papal authority and declared Henry the supreme head of the nascent Church of England.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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