How to Use executor in a Sentence

executor

noun

• He named his daughter as his executor.
• My dad was an executor of her will, along with two of my cousins.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2017
• Most games are close down the stretch and to the best late-game executor often goes the spoils.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2017
• Sindbad was named sole heir and executor in Peggy’s wills.
  — Milton Esterow, Vanities, 5 Jan. 2017
• And be sure the executor doesn't have a vested interest.
  — Barry M. Fish & Les Kotzer, Good Housekeeping, 7 Dec. 2010
• As the case dragged on, the siblings were split over how the case should proceed—mostly concerned with who would serve as executor over the trust.
  — Hilary Weaver, Vanities, 19 May 2017
• If Schulman was the visionary, Hankin was the executor.
  — Ariel Bleicher, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2013
• At that point, a mourning child can receive a bill for the full balance, and debt collectors may chase after the executor of the estate for a dead grandfather who co-signed a loan years ago.
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2016
• Greenwood plays the estate's slick executor who secretly courts Ken's wife, portrayed by Inbar Lavi (Imposters).
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2017
• The executor may need a copy of the will to get access to the box.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
• On top of all this, my dad made her executor of the trust.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2020
• Buehl removed Robert Kalosky as executor of the will, the records show.
  — Dave Altimari, courant.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• My wife was the daughter and she and her brother are the executors to the last of my in-laws to pass away.
  — Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
• The executors of Michael Jackson’s trust told the King of Pop’s kids and mom to beat it, for now, at least.
  — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 31 May 2024
• Then, when his father-in-law dies in 1857, Robert is named the executor of the will, but the will cuts him out.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2021
• The court clerk must send a copy of the order to the comptroller, and the executor must pay the funds within 30 days.
  — Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2022
• Even Miller, the executor of the trust, understood the value of the paintings.
  — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2024
• Upon the person’s death, the contract will be sent to the executor or heir of their will.
  — Kristin Stoller, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• Laganja wins the lip sync and thereby becomes the executor of the will of the All Stars 6 cast.
  — Paul McCallion, Vulture, 2 July 2021
• In the will that’s said to be written in 2014, Franklin named her youngest son, Kecalf, as the executor of the estate.
  — Dan Reilly, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2019
• The cause was a heart attack, said Tom Miller, his executor.
  — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
• The cause was heart ailments, said the executor of his estate, Sean Nguyen.
  — Washington Post, 24 May 2021
• The heir whose items were taken could sue the executor for failing to secure the home.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2021
• His friend and executor, the art critic Ian Collins, confirmed the death.
  — Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
• If your loved one doesn’t appoint an executor, the state will.
  — sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• The cause was septic shock, said Jenny Hurth, a close friend and the executor of his estate.
  — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2018
• Pat Houston, who is married to Gary, is the sole executor of the estate.
  — Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
• If so, the problem would then become going to court to sue the executor.
  — cleveland, 15 May 2022
• The current estate is divided in half, and the people who originally greenlit the Prince documentary aren’t even the same ones who are its current executors.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
• The filing requests that money from Jackson's estate be used to reimburse the executors’ attorneys for legal services and other expenses in 2018.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 27 June 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024