A curate might make as many visits as the pastor to the sick of a parish. From LearnThat.org.
Our curate is not a man to preach fire and brimstone or scold parishioners for their failings and sins. From Wordnik.com. [Huellas ...en la Parroquia] Reference
Mr. Pratt, our new curate, is allowed to be a classical scholar of considerable eminence, and he has promised to instruct Sam. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.] Reference
I love how far the term curate has fallen. From Wordnik.com. [This Time with Feeling: Young Curators, New Ideas III at P-P-O-W] Reference
The curate was a gentleman -- acute and courteous. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother] Reference
It had already begun to be called the curate's chair. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2] Reference
Bernaldez, commonly called the curate of los Palacios, Las Casas. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus]
As a girl the word curate inspired in me feelings of respect and sentiment. ". From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
The curate was a tall old man, with a singularly gentle face and soft brown eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Saracinesca] Reference
We exchanged books; and by that means (for the curate was a strenuous logician) we probably saved both. From Wordnik.com. [The Man of Feeling] Reference
Divested of his bunny hood, the curate was a weedy young man with painfully good intentions and a receding chin. From Wordnik.com. [The Brentons] Reference
Among all the beer-drinkers present, however, my red-nosed acquaintance and his curate were the most industrious. From Wordnik.com. [Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II] Reference
The curate is a local inspector of public instruction, adviser of the gobernadorcillos, and president of the various local boards. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Ignorantism] Reference
I guess you 'curate' a blog the same way you 'curate' a bike. From Wordnik.com. [BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!] Reference
I may "curate" an epic burrito story open mic night one day. From Wordnik.com. [Alternate Realities: East is West, Thursday is Wednesday, and the Burritos are Delicious] Reference
I have a lovely ax that I would be happy to "curate" and deliver issue to the highest bidder. From Wordnik.com. [BSNYC Friday Lumberjack Competition!] Reference
I also think that if you're compelled to "curate" a rare and exotic bicycle you probably shouldn't leave it outside. From Wordnik.com. [Gyrating and Curating: Finding the Centerpiece of your Inner Groupo] Reference
Amish people also "curate" an insular self-serving reality, but they're not out there blogging and selling books about it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-08-01] Reference
In addition to using it to enforce parking rules and to determine winners, you can also use it to "curate" your participants. From Wordnik.com. [A Matter of Time: Grace Periods] Reference
Still, some people do love to "curate" their soundscapes at all times and to exist in a constant state of musical accompaniment. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Designs: Hangin' it Out There] Reference
A curate is a kind of new-hatched rector, isn't he? ". From Wordnik.com. [Kent Knowles: Quahaug] Reference
It's no longer good enough just to "curate" the information. From Wordnik.com. [Thornley Fallis RSS Feed]
I got a parson to witness it, a kind of curate man, a poor creature. From Wordnik.com. [The Northern Iron] Reference
The deacon assisted the rector ( "curate") in the spiritual administration of the parish ministry. From Wordnik.com. [SA Latest News] Reference
MICKEY KAUS: "Does Twitter maybe censor 'curate' the search results for its celebrity Twitterers?". From Wordnik.com. [Instapundit] Reference
Last month Blekko also started to allow users to harness their network of Facebook friends to "curate" search results. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
Bigger shows have been known to lose their curatorial thread because it is simply too hard to "curate" works by, say, a hundred artists. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He probably gets paid to "curate" or 'collabo" both. From Wordnik.com. [New Customs: Changing Language, Changing Bikes] Reference
"curate," as archaeologists say -- issues of National Geographic. From Wordnik.com. [Backlogs of History] Reference
(I also couldn't get through a post such as this without saying "curate" at least once. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Jarvis: Davos '09: What's Missing in Journalism?] Reference
Wow, I must say I am very fired up to see that BSNYC has linked to the UgliestTattoos.com website that I "curate". From Wordnik.com. [This Just In: I Must Away (and Friday Fun Quiz)!] Reference
But it could easily become a venue for cultural advertising if it doesn't strictly curate what outside groups bring in. From Wordnik.com. [How can the American Latino Museum best answer the call of the Mall?] Reference
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