How to Use "Clerk" with Example Sentences

clerk (n): someone working in an office, store or hotel

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Used with adjectives:

"He works as a bank clerk."
(bank, city, county, office, accounting, file, mail, postal, post office)

"We'll ask the hotel clerk for directions."
(hotel, motel, desk)

"Do you like working as a grocery clerk?"
(grocery, store, retail, sales)

Used with verbs:

"She works as an accounting clerk in a business office."
(works as)

"The clerk filed away the important documents."
(filed away, organized, prepared)

"Let's ask the front desk clerk for information."
(ask, consult, request)

"The sales clerk rang up our purchases."
(rang up, calculated)