How to Use alderman in a Sentence

alderman

noun

• One of his former students is a city alderman in Chicago.
  — Robert D. Loevy, The Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2017
• In the past decade, 35 of the 50 wards have elected a new alderman.
  — John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021
• But the alderman of the ward where the project will be located, Ald.
  — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2022
• Moreno stands in a long line of Chicago alderman who have run afoul of the law.
  — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2021
• Alderman scored back-to-back goals to start the quarter, cutting the deficit to 8-6.
  — Monica D'ippolito, baltimoresun.com, 29 Apr. 2017
• The school plan won the backing of the local alderman and some parents.
  — Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2022
• Monday night, the town’s board of aldermen took that step.
  — Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
• Voting as a bloc, blacks replaced the mayor of Louisville and many of the city’s aldermen in 1961.
  — Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2017
• Matt Rosek was the lone alderman in favor of going to WCC.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2019
• The alderman, according to court records, was not aware of Wade's scheme.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2020
• Former alderman and playwright Wayne Frank launched the board's Artists of the Year program in 1995.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2023
• Former alderman and playwright Wayne Frank launched the board's Artists of the Year program in 1995.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
• DiFrisco told me Tuesday that the aldermen’s decision is a huge win for the city.
  — John Greenfield, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
• The race for the next District 5 alderman in Wauwatosa could be decided by a coin toss.
  — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2022
• Frieders is in his second term as alderman in Yorkville's Third Ward.
  — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 25 Apr. 2018
• The storage pods and outdoor storage were the main concern aldermen and city staff had about the plan.
  — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 13 Oct. 2017
• The sole alderman who voted for this year's budget, but didn't vote for last year's, was Ald.
  — Emily K. Coleman, Lake County News-Sun, 17 Apr. 2018
• Fredrick Gordon was the alderman in the district when the Young homicide occurred.
  — jsonline.com, 20 Apr. 2022
• Needville Voters were asked to select three candidates in a field of six for alderman in the city.
  — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2018
• Willie, 32, gave up his seat on the three-member board of aldermen to become mayor.
  — Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• Two aldermen voted against the measure — Joel Frieders and Joe Plocher.
  — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 26 Apr. 2018
• Velez, who has owned her Putnam Street home for more than a decade, led aldermen on tours of the neighborhood.
  — Don Stacom, Courant Community, 20 Apr. 2018
• Six years later, when the ward’s seat on the City Council opened up, Elrod decided the time had come for the 24th to have a Black alderman.
  — Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2021
• As more aldermen fall by the wayside, Marin becomes the prime suspect.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• Marifke is still listed on the city website as the alderman for District 3 as of Oct. 3.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
• But in all those years no alderman's been exiled from his own brood—until now.
  — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 24 May 2018
• Jay Stone grew up in the rough-and-tumble world of Chicago ward politics, the son of a longtime city alderman.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 25 May 2022
• Thompson resigned as alderman of the 11th Ward the day after the Feb. 14 verdict, as required by state law.
  — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022
• One alderman said the event should have been called off due to lack of coordination with law enforcement and organizers, and the loss of philanthropic funding.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2024
• Mayor Brandon Johnson was always going to face challenges uniting aldermen in his first term: A billion-dollar budget gap.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025