Examples of clerical in a Sentence
Adjective
She spent the summer doing clerical work for a lawyer.
a member of our clerical staff
The mistake was due to a clerical error.
Noun
some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
These were not clerical errors.
—Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
This had to be a weird clerical mistake.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Over the course of the episode, Matt remembers a case where he and Foggy were tasked with defending a criminal and discovered a clerical error that would result in him walking free.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
But there also were instances, once the Tribune brought these issues to the attention of the city and the firms, in which the law firms themselves discovered clerical errors (strangely always in their favor).
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
These were not clerical errors.
—Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
This had to be a weird clerical mistake.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Over the course of the episode, Matt remembers a case where he and Foggy were tasked with defending a criminal and discovered a clerical error that would result in him walking free.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Clerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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