How to Use executive officer in a Sentence

executive officer

noun
  • Kendale Adams, who worked closely with the chief as his executive officer.
    — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Chao said in a letter addressed to the executive officer of each railroad.
    — Ashley Halsey Iii, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2018
  • These executive officers’ terms, which will last three years, begin on June 1.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
  • Paul Parker, the board's executive officer, told the outlet that should change.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Chief executive officer John Pagano didn’t say which banks would be providing the loans.
    — Vivian Nereim, Bloomberg.com, 1 Nov. 2020
  • He was charged with three counts of battery against a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Matejcic served as Cook’s executive officer the past eight years.
    — cleveland, 15 June 2022
  • This year, role of executive officer falls to Joshua Elms, a 17-year-old from Phoenix.
    — Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The state party and the national party are at odds over how the state picks its executive officers, like Worley.
    — al, 30 July 2019
  • Faraday Future also said that Jia will no longer serve as an executive officer.
    — Sean O'Kane, Bloomberg.com, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Hampton is charged with four counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon, a felony charge for battery on a peace officer and two counts of threats to an executive officer.
    — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Hiring and pay of the foundation's top executive officers must be approved by a committee that includes four trustees who serve on both boards.
    — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Dec. 2017
  • At the very top of the totem pole is the battalion commander, followed by his right-hand man, the battalion executive officer.
    — Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2020
  • He was later charged with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
  • He was later charged with three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Proxies detail the pay of a company’s top five executive officers.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Aboard every Vanguard-class sub is a safe that only the commander and the executive officer can access.
    — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2017
  • At Goldman Sachs, three of the nine executive officers listed on its website are women.
    — Jena McGregor, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2020
  • In Japan, the president is the most senior executive officer.
    — WSJ, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Rather, the process is an attempt to include as many perspectives as possible in the eventual hiring of a new executive officer.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
  • Then the board’s executive officer left for a new job, and the county Board of Supervisors slashed the review board’s budget and staff.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Chakotay may have been Captain Janeway’s executive officer, but Tuvok was her moral center.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • The first was in Zabul Province in 2013 as an executive officer in the infantry.
    — Jon Blau, Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2020
  • Brian Sims, the ship's executive officer.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • He was charged with four felony counts — three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer — related to the incident.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Every morning, the executive officer of the USS Ashland plays a different tune to start the day at sea.
    — Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright and Hidetaka Sato, CNN, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Like other executive officers of the corporation, Hansen will not have an employment contract.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Paul Parker, who stepped down last year as CLERB executive officer, said the issue isn’t a new one.
    — Jaelyn Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In her over 30 years with CPD, Theetge has also served as assistant chief, executive officer and night chief.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Her most recent assignment was as the executive officer aboard the USS Vicksburg.
    — Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN, 21 Jan. 2022

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