preferment in a sentence

Examples

1. But Pyle never received additional preferment, even after Herring became Archbishop of Canterbury.
2. Later Chappell was in favour with William Laud, and received preferments in Ireland.
3. Taking holy orders, he obtained rapid preferment.
4. With other preferments he pursued a clerical career.
5. These several preferments he held until his death.
6. Preferment was offered him in the established church.
7. Here he remained until the Act of Uniformity 1662 drove him from his preferments.
8. Both these preferments he retained until his death.
9. In November 1840 Gresley became a prebendary in Lichfield Cathedral, an honorary preferment.
10. He was allowed to retain the archdeaconry of Killaloe and other preferments in commendam.