How to Use incumbency in a Sentence

incumbency

noun
  • Hundreds of new jobs were created during her incumbency.
  • Still, for one judge in metro Detroit this fall, incumbency might not be enough.
    — Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Maybe one of the most powerful signs of incumbency is a lack of any challenger.
    — Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2021
  • Yarbrough also could make something of a claim to incumbency.
    — Hal Dardick, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • Team Newsom doesn’t seem to want to take any chances on the current threat to incumbency.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021
  • But to me the bigger power of incumbency is those other pieces.
    — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2020
  • But to me the bigger power of incumbency is those other pieces.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2020
  • Nobody should assume that the rules should flex to protect his incumbency.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • Newsom has been able to use the benefits of incumbency to prop up his campaign.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2021
  • How much weight does incumbency carry?
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 10 June 2026
  • Still, the challenger is up against the powerful forces of incumbency.
    — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2022
  • With the advantage of the incumbency this time, that may work to her advantage.
    — Dominic Fracassa, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2018
  • Will Spartz’s incumbency and late hundreds of thousands of dollars in self loans push her over the top?
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
  • In a year when incumbency is in bad odor, Republicans will need lots of their folks to hold their noses and vote.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2018
  • The taxi incumbents fought the changes to protect their incumbency.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • At a basic level, she was saddled with the weight of incumbency at a time when people wanted change.
    — Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • And in Senate elections, no-show voters are a threat to incumbency.
    — Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, 13 May 2016
  • The mood less than a week into their incumbency has been uplifting, among a fan base eager to turn a new page and staff keen to do the same.
    — Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Call it the power of incumbency, but for a whole different office.
    — Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The temptation to exploit the power of incumbency to fight malfeasance on eye-for-an-eye terms is strong.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Term limits used to be a hot issue as a means to solve the problems that accompany incumbency.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, the party in control of Congress always has incumbency on its side.
    — Nate Cohn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2017
  • That’s a testament to not just the power of incumbency but how one-sided in their makeup most districts are.
    — Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Since then, Lipinski has coasted on the strength of incumbency and the prestige of his last name.
    — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Young placed fifth in the Democratic race despite his incumbency and sizable spending in the race.
    — Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The issues of health care and the economy played big roles in Beshear's re-election — as did the power of incumbency.
    — Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • And without the power of incumbency, Republicans may be hard pressed to keep those seats.
    — Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Both candidates were able to bank on the perks of incumbency – the ability raise huge sums of money and muster hefty outside support.
    — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2020
  • That would give him four years’ worth of incumbency before he would be expected to run for the office in 2028.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Despite Roberts’ flaws, the race was up in the air — a credit to Roberts’ incumbency advantage.
    — Charles T. Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2020

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