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How to use kirk in a sentence

15 example sentences · noun

Kirk means a church. Example: “Hence, in North British phraseology, to "gang tae the Kirk" meant to be had up on the carpet.”

Examples of kirk by meaning

nounA church.

  • Hence, in North British phraseology, to "gang tae the Kirk" meant to be had up on the carpet.1941 January, C. Hamilton Ellis, “The Scottish Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 3

More sentences with kirk

  • Kirk leaned forward and picked up his mic before setting back into an upright position.2025 September 12, Eric Levenson, “Charlie Kirk’s final hours: How a stage for debate became a scene of tragedy”, in CNN, archived from…. From the entry count
  • Kirk sat onstage with his wife Friday night and drove home the weekend’s message.2025 June 23, Emma Goldberg, Jake Dockins, “‘Less Burnout, More Babies’: How Conservatives Are Winning Young Women”, in The New York…. From the entry onstage
  • Kirk Keffer, things didn't look right on the quiet street in the industrial part of town.2016 November 18, Dan Simon, “Officers buy bike for teen who walked hours to work”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Nov 2016. From the entry industrial
  • Kirk, who succeeded Drumright, had an unusually short tour of duty in Taipei—only about a year.1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally…. From the entry discourteous
  • Kirk, now deceased, remained very much a seadog in both speech and mannerism.1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally…. From the entry seadog
  • Kirk Stan founding artist member of the Contemporary gallery and Edward L.1970 October 28, “After The Blaze.”, in St. Petersburg Times. From the entry hooray for Hollywood
  • Kirk isn’t kidding when he calls them pygmie lobsters, these fellas are big, way bigger even than the coonstripe shrimp!2024 February 14 (last accessed), Camilla Lombard, “Grilled Spot Prawns with Lime and Basil”, in Sea Forager. From the entry coonstripe shrimp
  • Kirk for many years, disobeys Starfleet orders in order to try and help Kirk and another old shipmate, Dr.2003, Paul Ruditis, Star Trek Voyager: Companion, →ISBN, page 131. From the entry murder
  • They are within a bowshot of the kirk door.1994, Henry Gilbert, Robin Hood, page 48. From the entry bowshot
  • Is there no place in your kirk for a girl?"1927, John Buchan, Witch Wood. From the entry rudas
  • The old Cameronian kirk sits on a hill, and is surrounded by trees, a place both bieldy and heartsome.c. 1900, S. R. Crockett, Bog-Myrtle and Peat. From the entry bieldy
  • The beneficed ministers, however, stimulated by missives from the Scotch kirk, now in arms for Charles II., continued, says the gentle Mrs.2011, Thomas Hill Green, R. L. Nettleship, Works of Thomas Hill Green, →ISBN, page 332. From the entry spit fire
  • Once Robert Smellie found her in a ruinous kirk on the Lang Muir, where of old the idolatrous rites of Rome were practiced.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide. From the entry idolatrous
  • 'It's Joan o' the Croft,' was aye her owercome, and she would threep that they were to be cried in kirk on the first Sabbath of May.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide. From the entry threep

Meaning of kirk

  1. noun A church.

Full definition of kirk

Questions about kirk in a sentence

How do you use kirk in a sentence?
Kirk is used as a noun. For example: “Hence, in North British phraseology, to "gang tae the Kirk" meant to be had up on the carpet.”
What is a short sentence with kirk?
“They are within a bowshot of the kirk door.”
What does kirk mean?
Kirk means a church.

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