How to Use administrative in a Sentence

administrative

adjective
  • She has an administrative job.
  • Lentz was placed on administrative leave the next day.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But he’s now been put on administrative leave.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The school police chief was placed on administrative leave last month.
    — Paul Conner, Fox News, 2 July 2022
  • The administrative state has been with us since the founding.
    — Cass R. Sunstein, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2022
  • They were initially put on administrative leave but still did not get the shot.
    — Fox News, 10 Apr. 2022
  • They have been placed on administrative leave.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
  • Some may allow troops to postpone the drill or go on administrative leave.
    — Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • The schools took the money to the bank, and this helps explain administrative bloat.
    — WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Newsom can use his administrative power to say no to new drilling.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • He was put on administrative leave in connection with the bomb threat hoax.
    — Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Maduko had been placed on administrative two days before.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
  • The tower guard was first placed on administrative leave and later fired.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Buffkin was placed on administrative leave late last month.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • Rideshare companies would pay a fee of a few cents per ride to cover the law’s administrative costs.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • The board weighs in on drafting administrative rules for the agency.
    — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June 2022
  • On hand were members of the district’s administrative and board staff.
    — cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But also a court that has ruled that administrative rulemaking has gone too far.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • His administrative leave was lifted the next day.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
  • By the end of the week, a Catholic priest had been stripped of his administrative duties because of it.
    — Stefano Montali, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Castro was placed on administrative leave that month.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • At bottom that’s what an administrative warrant is, and of course it hasn’t been approved by a judge.
    — John E. Jones, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • In response, she was placed on administrative leave.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Jones was placed on administrative leave from the fire department.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
  • He’s been placed on administrative leave without pay pending the outcome of the case.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Eng is now facing administrative charges for theft of services.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The deputies who fired their weapons have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure.
    — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Software companies say these tools can save hours of administrative work each week.
    — Windsor Johnston, NPR, 26 May 2026
  • The plan is expected to hold general and administrative costs flat for the next two years.
    — Will Feuer, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But the local administrative center was not designed to take care of that kind of business.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 16 May 2023

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