How to Use crew chief in a Sentence

crew chief

noun
  • The crew chief’s last name and first initial goes in that place.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2020
  • The crew chief awarded one run on what was ruled a wild pitch.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
  • My job is to drive a car and to tell the crew chief what’s going on.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2018
  • Are the one-day shows forcing you to grow as a team with the new crew chief and crew?
    — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 26 June 2020
  • Pearn won that race over Childers in a match of two of racing’s best crew chiefs.
    — Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 24 June 2018
  • Stephen Leicht’s crew chief asked her to be on his crew for more than just that one race.
    — Brianna Moné, Teen Vogue, 28 Feb. 2018
  • All of those coming with crew chief Chad Knaus on top of the pit box.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Then came the call from his crew chief, Blake Harris, who was still at the track.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Its crew chief was killed and the others captured after a firefight on the beach.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022
  • O'Hara was the crew chief, while Eaves and Lobach were the pilots.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The crew chiefs then bought some of the opioids back from the clients and distributed them on the city streets.
    — Zolan Kanno-Youngs, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2018
  • But home-plate umpire and crew chief Ted Barrett called each a ball.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Credit to her crew chief, spotter and team owner for handling it like adults.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Bernstein, the tail gunner and crew chief, and those of Staff Sgt.
    — Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 25 May 2018
  • LaDonna was his crew chief, one of the first women on the circuit to hold the role.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Diaz, the crew chief, said Buehler was tossed for stepping off the mound to argue the call.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
  • Melvin emerged from the dugout to talk with home plate umpire Greg Gibson, the crew chief.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2021
  • That pit call haunted Busch and his crew chief all week, but a late call for four tires gave the No.
    — Gary B. Graves, orlandosentinel.com, 14 July 2019
  • Shirley, one of the few female crew chiefs in the history of the sport, recorded her first win in her new role.
    — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2018
  • Andy Street has been named Hill's crew chief for the Cup Series races.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Hamlin got a new pit crew and crew chief in Chris Gabehart to help lead him to a six-win season.
    — Jenna Fryer, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • But crew chief Roy Gulbeyan said Clark had pushed Reese with her left hand.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2025
  • Then the crew chiefs pick their schedule in order of seniority.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Tom Palmer, Henry's dad, served as crew chief on the boat that followed the swimmer.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2020
  • One of the crew chiefs Gabehart will work with in his new role is Gayle, who led Gibbs’ team the past two years.
    — Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • But Menard went through a handful of crew chiefs and spent too much time racing outside the top 10.
    — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2018
  • And Shildt had a long talk with Gonzalez and crew chief Cory Blaser.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Hyde then went back over to the umpires by the first base line to make his voice heard and crew chief Alan Porter threw him out of the game.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024
  • Lane was the crew chief for the Funny Car driven by Cruz Pedregon.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Suárez was running 13th, but his crew chief Ryan Sparks opted to take two tires instead of four.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2026

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