Get to know Clerking better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bookkeeping or accountancy.
Clerking meaning
present participle and gerund of clerk
Synonyms of Clerking
Using Clerking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of clerk
- Useful related words include: bookkeeping, accountancy, accounting.
- In the example corpus, clerking often appears in combinations such as: clerking for.
Context around Clerking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clerking
- In this selection, "clerking" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, times, days, begin, previously, determined and job stand out and add context to how "clerking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include career by clerking for the and his simple clerking job in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clerking" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clerking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After being knocked over by a bus he quit his clerking, determined not to waste another day. (17 words)
Hur began his career by clerking for the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist after graduating from Harvard and Stanford. (19 words)
Wilson met Wilkinson years ago when he was fresh out of law school and clerking for a local judge. (19 words)
The same determination to share Christmas from the porch was what inspired dad to come home from 10-hour days clerking in the store to spend two or three hours every night assembling tracks, switches and bridges. (37 words)
Russ Edgar, assistant state attorney in Pensacola and the head of the investigation, said he began investigating after a complaint was made by a young law student who is now clerking for a federal district judge. (36 words)
Joyce's ostensible reasons were desire for Stanislaus's company and the hope of offering him a more interesting life than that of his simple clerking job in Dublin. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
In recent times, clerking previously for a judge in a federal circuit court has been a prerequisite to clerking for a Supreme Court justice.
Hur began his career by clerking for the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist after graduating from Harvard and Stanford.
The same determination to share Christmas from the porch was what inspired dad to come home from 10-hour days clerking in the store to spend two or three hours every night assembling tracks, switches and bridges.
Wilson met Wilkinson years ago when he was fresh out of law school and clerking for a local judge.
In seeing this drive for service to Idahoans, a central Idaho Judge tapped me early to begin clerking for him.
Russ Edgar, assistant state attorney in Pensacola and the head of the investigation, said he began investigating after a complaint was made by a young law student who is now clerking for a federal district judge.
After being knocked over by a bus he quit his clerking, determined not to waste another day.
Joyce's ostensible reasons were desire for Stanislaus's company and the hope of offering him a more interesting life than that of his simple clerking job in Dublin.
Common combinations with clerking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: