How to Use commander in chief in a Sentence

commander in chief

noun phrase
  • These commanders in chief weren't supposed to spoil.
    — Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Trump already has four years as commander in chief under his belt.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The Boss is taking on the commander in chief – again.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But the problem is bigger than any single commander in chief.
    — ABC News, 6 May 2026
  • Look, the -- the blame for what happened here falls squarely on the current commander in chief.
    — CBS News, 2 July 2023
  • Does the military of our country deserve or want such a commander in chief?
    — Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
  • These border missions have been exercised by both red and blue commanders in chief.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Surely, the commander in chief would be a tad concerned upon learning this news.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In the final stretch of campaigning, the stakes for who takes on the role of commander in chief increase by the day.
    — Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Who are fully aware of all this history, even though their commander in chief either isn’t or doesn’t care.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The president is the commander in chief and decides when and how to use the military.
    — Evelyn Farkas, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2025
  • That's the prerogative of the commander in chief.
    — CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • Many people, of course, fully back the needs of our commander in chief and have backed him consistently.
    — Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Crude oil prices could very well remain volatile as the commander in chief announces future decisions.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2026
  • That's the prerogative of the commander in chief.
    — CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Gambino was never the commander in chief there was little gambino could do as the walls closed in.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
  • President Biden stood, hand over heart, on the cold, wet tarmac to pay his respects as the commander in chief.
    — Kenny Holston, New York Times, 27 May 2024
  • This isn’t a Secret Service agent talking to the commander in chief.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Zaluzhnyi was the commander in chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s a roundup of essential films (all available for streaming) about commanders in chief who excel at kicking butt.
    — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
  • The commander in chief’s language in that post, and many others like it, is a departure from past presidents’ rhetoric.
    — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Most people would argue voters have a right to know whether the commander in chief is physically able to perform his role.
    — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Sep. 2024
  • The commander in chief had revealed in October that his youngest daughter was pregnant.
    — Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 15 May 2025
  • From ornamental changes to major tear downs, the president has made his mark on the historic home of the commander in chief.
    — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • As commander in chief, my focus is on building the most powerful military of the future.
    — CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This is known as the presidential anthem, reserved for the presence of the commander in chief, hence the title.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The former commander in chief has qualified for the debates under its polling and donor criteria.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2023
  • As always though, of course, the president has a range of options on the table with respect to Iran as commander in chief.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Farage, meanwhile, has publicly celebrated his own friendship with the commander in chief.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But commander in chief isn't the only one in office, that's of course, not the only thing on the ballot for November.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2024

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