in charge of

idiom

: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.

Examples of in charge of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web California regulators have cited the Central Valley nursery owned by Republican Rep. John Duarte and his family for several safety violations during the years that the incumbent congressman was in charge of the business, records show. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 News Of The Week One of the most powerful women in business has left her position: CVS Health Chief Executive Officer Karen Lynch has stepped down as the top executive and will be replaced by David Joyner, who has been in charge of the company’s Caremark pharmacy benefit firm, CVS said on Friday. Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 According to Andrew Bolton, the curator in charge of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, diversity efforts began in the summer of 2020, in response to the murder of George Floyd. Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024 Ultimately, his administration could be in charge of carrying out a program that Carter believes is being set up to fail. Kyle Stokes, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in charge of 

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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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