How to Use councilman in a Sentence

councilman

noun
  • The councilman filed notice of his intent to appeal to the full Supreme Court this week.
    Robert Higgs, cleveland, 21 May 2021
  • An Atlanta councilman was dragged while attempting to stop robbers from stealing his car.
    Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 27 May 2021
  • The shooting began at a union meeting, said San Jose city councilman Raul Peralez.
    Wsj Staff, WSJ, 27 May 2021
  • Early on in his tenure, the councilman said regardless of party affiliations city council was pretty much on the same page and able to get things done.
    John Benson, cleveland, 27 May 2021
  • Before reaching that conclusion, the councilman made what felt like a final attempt to break through to those who may still be interested in perusing the facts.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2021
  • Tambuzi worked for former San Diego councilman George Stevens in the late 1990s.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2021
  • The councilman was flanked by leaders from the Vine City Civic Association.
    Matt Bruce, ajc, 25 May 2021
  • An Atlanta city councilman – who is aiming to be the city's next mayor – had his car stolen by children in broad daylight Wednesday, according to reports.
    David Aaro, Fox News, 27 May 2021
  • Included on the ticket was a candidate for city councilman-at-large, Everard E. Hatch.
    Kevin Leonard, baltimoresun.com, 28 May 2021
  • While traveling the globe during his U.S. Army days, the councilman said, Gaye's name regularly cropped up.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2021
  • But the incident has not changed the councilman's outlook on police, according to The Independent.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 May 2021
  • That didn’t stop the three North Side councilmen from leaving the dais for the vote.
    Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The District 10 councilman had just spent four hours in the North Side bar Nov. 6.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 16 May 2023
  • At least one city councilman believes that is the case.
    Scott Turner | , al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But Reedy follows him and the councilman appears to push him back.
    oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
  • But experts say the councilman shouldn’t be counted out in the runoff.
    J.d. Capelouto, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The councilman added that the proposal has the support of Huntsville police.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • One councilman balked at the idea of a new short-term violence plan.
    Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2022
  • Barraza said the councilman’s staff no longer feels safe.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The councilman voiced an opinion that the city citation list has gone up.
    Scott Turner | , al, 15 May 2023
  • No one cares what’s in your heart or deep inside your bones, councilman.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Just last week, a judge found a city councilman not guilty of assault for punching the mayor.
    Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 6 June 2023
  • In Whitburn’s address to the teams, the councilman reminded them of the importance of the job ahead.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2021
  • But a county councilman questioned whether Khan was telling the truth.
    Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • The current councilman was born four years after Webb stepped down in 1991.
    Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The feds then sent him away for 21 months for stealing from the public from his earlier stint as a councilman.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
  • The pension limit was proposed in 2009 by Kevin Kamenetz, then a councilman.
    Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Kevin Jenkins, the councilman who represents the area, would like to tell you a little about his district.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • That was via an ordinance co-sponsored by Mayor Stoney and city councilman and mayoral candidate Andreas Addison this summer.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
  • His maternal great-grandfather was a Pittsburgh city councilman and his grandfather was a Democratic U.S. congressman.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 24 Sep. 2024

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