How to Use ombudsman in a Sentence

ombudsman

noun
  • The town's ombudsman said he would look into charges of corruption.
  • The insurance company's ombudsman was able to resolve the problem.
  • But that doesn't fit with the ombudsman's legal duties, Wells said.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2021
  • His father was a lawyer and professor and his mother an ombudsman for the city.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • If that committee can’t agree, the ombudsman has the final word.
    — ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • The bribes, swag and cozy ties that the ombudsman’s report highlighted.
    — Bloomberg.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Being an ombudsman is one of the most fulfilling aspects of my life.
    — Iliana Hernandez, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
  • That led to the creation of an ombudsman to field reports of misconduct.
    — Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
  • That has included the hiring of an ombudsman from a rightward think tank.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The independent ombudsman will serve for two years, but the term can be renewed.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Your state might have a student loan ombudsman who can offer help, too, Nierman said.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The ombudsman will launch an investigation of the breach next week.
    — Rod McGuirk, The Seattle Times, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The ombudsman's office redacted the name of the people who complained.
    — Molly Harbarger, OregonLive.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The public records ombudsman would then review the request, review the records and make a ruling.
    — al, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The process of approving a permanent ombudsman has been long and filled with roadblocks.
    — Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • For instance, there have been ombudsmen put in place by the FCC before.
    — Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
  • The ombudsman hasn’t yet replied to a CNN request for comment.
    — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But an email from a campus ombudsman told the students the administrators would not meet with them.
    — Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The writer should look into contacting the ombudsman for the nursing home.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Fred Steele, the state’s long-term care ombudsman, said the state should provide the information.
    — oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2020
  • The Senate has an ombudsman who reports to the ethics committee.
    — Jess Bidgood, Miriam Jordan and Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2017
  • When the law journal decided to add an ombudsman, the editor in chief chose Williams.
    — Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The law also creates an office of the ombudsmen that will oversee complaints about colleges.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The case wound up before the Santa Cruz children’s ombudsman.
    — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The network has not said whether complaints that the ombudsman receives about the Evening News will be made public.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The crisis shamed the government, which was forced by its ombudsman to shutter the makeshift camp and relocate the migrants.
    — ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • Hess, the ombudsman, said in a phone call on Thursday that three people have complained to his office about the T-shirt.
    — Lex Treinen, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2022
  • Those who were concerned included Kathleen Heren, the state long-term care ombudsman.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021
  • The law also created an office of the ombudsmen to oversee complaints about colleges.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The truck was sold at auction while the bus was crushed, according to the report from deputy ombudsman Betsy Eisses.
    — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Feb. 2018

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