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On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Vestry. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as committee or commission and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Vestry in a sentence

Related words

Vestry | Vestryman

Vestry meaning

  1. A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes.
  2. An assembly of persons (ad hoc or recurrent) who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
  3. A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.

Synonyms of Vestry

committee commission sacristy room

Related words

Other words often associated with Vestry or its synonyms:

commissioning organization position live deputation area assemblage authorisation opportunity mission fee dwell

Using Vestry

  • The main meaning on this page is: A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes. | An assembly of persons (ad hoc or recurrent) who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry. | A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
  • Useful related words include: committee, commission, sacristy, room.
  • In the example corpus, vestry often appears in combinations such as: the vestry.

Context around Vestry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

select 1× church 1× large 1× gabled 1×

Often after:

lady 1× seems 1× comprising 1× dates 1×

Sentence patterns with Vestry

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a large vestry comprising rows 1× of the vestry lady chapel 1× on the vestry and as 1× steeply gabled vestry dates from 1× the church vestry at 235 1× the select vestry a position 1× the vestry was also 1× vestry seems to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a dispute that 1× alec will continue 1× the chapel has 1× the traceried window 1× the vestry was 1× the walls have 1×

Common sentence endings:

235 main street 1× as senior warden 1× frame was broken 1× past 64 years 1× the 14th century 1× the gothic period 1×

Words around Vestry

Just before it in the word index:

vestroia 2 vestri 2 vestor 5 vesto 4 vestments 43 vestment 4

Just after it in the word index:

vestryman 3 vests 216 vesture 6 vesty 3 vesuvius 34 vet 632

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Vestry

  • In this selection, "vestry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, select, church, large, lady, seems and comprising stand out and add context to how "vestry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a large vestry comprising rows and of the vestry lady chapel. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "vestry" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with vestry

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The vestry was also raided and the door frame was broken. (11 words)

Vestry seems to always settle on his chest and just knock the heck out. (14 words)

Alec will continue in his role on the select vestry, a position he has held for the past 64 years. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

This popular event, which enables families on tight budgets to purchase holiday gifts, is scheduled for Chester Greenwood Day, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. As in years past, it will be held in the church Vestry, at 235 Main Street. (45 words)

The walls have a long history, including the north aisle being built after 1200, as well the construction of the vestry, Lady chapel and buttressing of the south and west walls in the 14th century. (35 words)

A dispute that began with their vestry right to call a priest of their own choosing and ended with their right to leave as they entered The Episcopal Church, USA (TEC) with its property. (34 words)

Example sentences (9)

A dispute that began with their vestry right to call a priest of their own choosing and ended with their right to leave as they entered The Episcopal Church, USA (TEC) with its property.

The vestry was also raided and the door frame was broken.

The walls have a long history, including the north aisle being built after 1200, as well the construction of the vestry, Lady chapel and buttressing of the south and west walls in the 14th century.

He was also a long-time member of All Saints Episcopal Church where he served on the Vestry and as Senior Warden.

Alec will continue in his role on the select vestry, a position he has held for the past 64 years.

This popular event, which enables families on tight budgets to purchase holiday gifts, is scheduled for Chester Greenwood Day, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. As in years past, it will be held in the church Vestry, at 235 Main Street.

Vestry seems to always settle on his chest and just knock the heck out.

The chapel has a large vestry comprising rows of two-way-facing wooden benches and a stage, with a side entrance onto Beddoe Street and back entrance to Lewis Street.

The traceried window to the left of the building indicates that the steeply gabled vestry dates from the Gothic period.

Common combinations with vestry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "vestry" in a sentence?
An example: "A dispute that began with their vestry right to call a priest of their own choosing and ended with their right to leave as they entered The Episcopal Church, USA (TEC) with its property." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "vestry" from authentic English texts.
What does "vestry" mean?
Vestry means: A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes.
What are synonyms of "vestry"?
Common synonyms of "vestry" include: committee, commission, sacristy, room.
How many example sentences with "vestry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "vestry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.