How to Use barrister in a Sentence

barrister

noun
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  • In 1893, Gandhi took up his first job as a barrister in the British colony of South Africa.
    — Sudev Sheth, Quartz India, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Why does the judge don his robe, the priest his surplice, the scholar his gown, the barrister his wig, the queen her crown?
    — Michael Knox Beran, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Still the barrister found time to step out for dinner in New York City.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Amal Clooney is a barrister by day and a party girl by night.
    — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 13 July 2022
  • But come fall—with its back-to-work mood—the barrister’s wardrobe is all about sleek essentials.
    — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Despite all this, many barristers do not want the wigs and robes abolished.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • In one of his many past lives, Foster was a hunter who, flush with cash from his work as a barrister, took the train to the North of England to hunt stags.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 30 May 2016
  • Take the criminal barristers, of whom there are about 4,000 in England and Wales.
    — The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
  • This weekend, the barrister stepped out in a sequined coord that revealed a sliver of skin (just above) the navel.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Judges and barristers sweat beneath their curly horsehair wigs and black robes.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • Less picky barristers store their wigs in biscuit tins.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • The barrister was good as gold in a custom Maison Margiela halter.
    — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • He’s just been tasked with figuring out who lobbed off the noggin’ of a barrister at a secretive monastery in the boggy small town of Scarnsea.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
  • The barrister and her husband, George Clooney, recently returned to their home away from home in Lake Como in style.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Here, a look at how the British-Lebanese barrister is single-handedly bringing the power blowout back into the present tense.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
  • After grilling Vinuesa, the barrister did the same to Arsov.
    — Oscar Schwartz, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Stary said Julian McMahon, a high-profile Australian barrister, had been hired to assist with the case.
    — Angus Watson and Steven Jiang, CNN, 29 Aug. 2019
  • But starting next year, would-be barristers in Oregon can bypass the exam and still practice law.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The trial takes place through the eyes of twelve jurors and leading criminal barrister, Brett Colby (Sam Neill).
    — Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 18 July 2024
  • At 184 pounds and almost 7 feet tall, this barrister bookshelf requires ample space to house.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
  • As for her glam, the Lebanese-British barrister added a pop of color with a pink lip. George, on the other hand, opted for a more casual look with a navy polo shirt and light-wash jeans.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Dockery plays the barrister who is prosecuting the case.
    — oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Amal Clooney is a certified barrister by day, and majors in dazzling eveningwear by night.
    — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Branson was born in 1950 in Blackheath, southeast London, the son of Ted, a barrister, and Eve, a former actress, ballet dancer and air hostess.
    — Rachel Sylvester For The Times, Robb Report, 18 July 2022
  • The play follows Tessa, a criminal defense barrister in England whose views of the law change after she is raped by a colleague.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
  • Sienna Miller is his wife, who stands by him, and Michelle Dockery is the barrister prosecuting him.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
  • Bianco was born in London in the summer of 1881, the daughter of a barrister who was also a distinguished classicist.
    — Vulture, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Meanwhile, Michelle Dockery, the barrister prosecuting the MP, is holding on to a few big secrets.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • But in April, Lee, a barrister, was arrested as part of a broader sweep against Hong Kong’s most esteemed stalwarts of the democratic struggle.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, Wired, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Daniel Sokol, a London barrister and medical ethicist, said the form would be invalid under English and Welsh law.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 July 2022

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