How to Use alderman in a Sentence

alderman

noun

• 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
• 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
• Former alderman and playwright Wayne Frank launched the board's Artists of the Year program in 1995.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2023
• 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
• Fredrick Gordon was the alderman in the district when the Young homicide occurred.
  — jsonline.com, 20 Apr. 2022
• 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
• 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
• Awsumb told aldermen that one option is to regulate where and when trucks can come to town.
  — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023
• Gwatney was elected as the youngest North Little Rock alderman in 1955.
  — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2022
• No coin toss was needed to decide the winner of the District 5 alderman race in Wauwatosa after the race ended in a tie Tuesday.
  — Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2022
• Turner was the only alderman voting to move the ordinance to the full council.
  — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• Attendees ranged from 14 to 21 years of age, according to the alderman.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 12 May 2022
• As an alderman, Scott was a close Lightfoot ally who endorsed her in the second round of 2019′s mayoral race.
  — Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022
• Don Paul Browne, a city alderman, was marching in the parade with the mayor but had already left and did not witness what happened.
  — New York Times, 21 Nov. 2021
• The local alderman told CBS News roughly 600 migrants are housed in police stations across the city.
  — Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 16 May 2023
• O’Connor recently retired after 36 years as an alderman at-large, and sat on the water board for many years.
  — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2021
• That was the topic of discussion a week later, when the three members of the board of aldermen held their monthly meeting in the same kitchen where Holmes had arranged plea deals.
  — Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
• Donovan, the former alderman, faced daunting odds to win.
  — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2022
• His father, Calpurnius, was an alderman and later a deacon.
  — Alejandro Chafuen, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
• As for his time as West Allis alderman, Tenorio thanked his constituents.
  — Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2022
• But the alderman’s son from suburban Boston has still found a way to endure in a job that typically ages men in dog years.
  — Mike Berardino, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
• The alderman was responding an article about a recent mugging, in which a car full of thieves robbed a 30-year-old man at gunpoint.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022
• Robert Shaw was elected as an alderman in the 9th Ward in two nonconsecutive terms.
  — Tatyana Turner, chicagotribune.com, 27 July 2021
• Bill Ott, a Eureka Springs city alderman, said Conway has 32 roundabouts and plans to construct more.
  — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 18 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024