parsonage

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Recent Examples of parsonage The parsonage, or pastor's house, is connected to the church building. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024 The adjoining parsonage is now two apartments and that conversion was a snap compared to what it’s taken to retrofit the main church, its steeple and set of bronze bells. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2024 Located four doors down from MLK’s parsonage, the house was a haven for freedom riders. The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023 The current school building was constructed in 1927 and remained in use until 1945, when it was closed and converted into a parsonage for the church, the release said. Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for parsonage
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Noun
  • Neighbors fear ‘screaming, shouting, and splashing’ The Sun first reported that Horner and Halliwell had sent off planning permission last year to build a 40ft x 16ft swimming pool at their vicarage house residence, which Horner bought for £2 million ($2.5 million) in 2006.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In the vicarage garden, the Biddles found a shallow mound with the bones of 264 bodies.
    Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • Deputies from the Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office responded to the shooting at the church’s rectory at 411 Pioneer Street about 2:55 p.m. Thursday and discovered Carasala outside with gunshot wounds, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Thursday.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Today’s vacant lot or rectory or even empty place of prayer could be tomorrow’s homes for so many people of all faiths — and, in the process, churches struggling to balance their books could get new sources of revenue.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Designed to his specifications, the 13,000-square-foot manse has six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, multiple garages, and a backyard putting area.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
  • When the Summer Housers arrived at their Hamptons manse, they were met with the shock of a lifetime.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • When the production version of the Hyundai Ioniq 9 was unveiled at the iconic Sheats-Goldstein residence in Beverly Hills, California in 2024, the fast-moving brand’s style sense was on full display.
    Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • The residence is a stunning combination of craftsmanship, spaciousness, privacy and refuge on a tidy street in the suburb of Carmichael.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Among recent one-euro listings is a four-bedroom, 100-square-meter, two-story stone dwelling in the town of Sutera, with a garage and balconies overlooking the main piazza.
    Silvia Marchetti, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
  • What To Know State Farm requested emergency rate increases of 22 percent for non-tenant homeowners, 15 percent for renters and condos, and 38 percent for rental dwelling back on February 3, right after the devastating wildfires that destroyed entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles County.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The life that Iyer brings to the hermitage has troubles, too.
    Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
  • When Iyer’s wife accompanies him on a visit to the hermitage, the monks greet her warmly.
    Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Those seeking a pad with access to both might find a cottage-style abode overlooking Victoria Beach the perfect place the settle down.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 May 2025
  • Across two floors and 2,600 square feet, the cozy abode retains many of its original details, including hand-hewn wood beams, wide-board pine floors, and three working fireplaces.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • For the last five years, Michaels has traveled all over the East Coast of the United States meeting at people’s houses to rehabilitate dogs.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
  • Sephora is here to help, thanks to its house collection mineral sunscreen, which is 60 percent off right now.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 25 May 2025

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