How to Use emeritus in a Sentence

emeritus

adjective
  • Krabbenhoft would become president emeritus if the deal goes through.
    — Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Boston Court, wisely not wanting to let him out of the fold, had given him an emeritus title.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • This is more of an emeritus nomination since Eagles fans really aren't that bad now.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022
  • As of Wednesday, he was listed on the company’s website as an emeritus board member.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • He is currently listed on the company’s website as an emeritus board member.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Since the emeritus policy was adopted in 1997, the system has grown to seven schools.
    — Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Once that selection is made, Marx will move into an emeritus role and assist with the transition in leadership.
    — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Earlier this year, Gousha took an emeritus title and became a senior adviser in law and public policy at the law school.
    — Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2022
  • With heavy hearts, the York Revolution announced today the passing of team dog emeritus Boomer.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Dean Kertesz is rabbi emeritus at Temple Beth Hillel in Richmond.
    — Dean Kertesz, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But Davis, who is in her 70s and is an emeritus professor of pathology at Stockton, was different.
    — New York Times, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Bonsack was a past chair and emeritus member of the private school’s Board of Trustees, as well as a parent of John Carroll alumni.
    — David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Moore plans to stay in his role through the end of the month then transition to a director emeritus role with the Oregon Zoo Foundation to help with fundraising.
    — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Einarsson went on to study volcanoes, among other things, and is now an emeritus geophysicist at the University of Iceland.
    — Quanta Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Frank Holt, an emeritus professor at the University of Houston who has studied the history of coins, laments the loss.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Instead, Reverend Kim, who leads the nonprofit Goldenwood, views the retirement stage as an emeritus one.
    — Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2025
  • David Wippman is emeritus president of Hamilton College.
    — Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Volunteer readers of names included Lance Izumi, an emeritus civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2026
  • The writer is an emeritus professor of law at Nova Southeastern University.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Nortin Hadler, an emeritus professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina, told me that the issue extends far beyond subtle distinctions.
    — Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
  • John Leshy is an emeritus professor of law at the University of California, San Francisco.
    — JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Just as significant is the sound of the surrounding ocean itself, said Peter Tyack, a marine bioacoustician and emeritus research scholar at Woods Hole.
    — CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The first is Joshua Meyrowitz, an emeritus professor of communication at the University of New Hampshire.
    — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Monteiro is an emeritus professor of nutrition and public health in the School of Public Health at Brazil’s University of São Paulo.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Richard Cherwitz is an emeritus professor in the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas.
    — Kenneth Zagacki, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • At Northwestern, Weil shifted to emeritus status, or semi-retirement, in 2003, but continued teaching and being involved on campus.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Longtime Giants emeritus coach Ron Wotus coached third on an interim basis over the weekend at Coors Field and during Monday’s game in Milwaukee.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • David Pillemer, an emeritus professor of psychology at University of New Hampshire who studies how specific moments lodge in memory and shape our lives, offered a clue.
    — Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
  • If all 529 accept, the group's numbers will stand at 11,319 total (including emeritus members), with 10,338 of those as active voters.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • Bruce Fuller, a sociologist, is emeritus professor of education and public policy at UC Berkeley.
    — James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025

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