How to Use second-in-command in a Sentence
second-in-command
noun-
As Top 40 oldies played, chef Masa worked alongside his skilled second-in-command, Kei Oura, and the vibe was chill.
— Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024 -
And the home of Detroit’s second-in-command, the deputy mayor, is in Farmington Hills.
— Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024 -
Eisenberg plays a kind of second-in-command type, while Christophe Zajac-Denek plays a young Sasquatch.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024 -
Evil-Lyn is Skeletor’s second-in-command and uses a wand with a crystal orb to practice the dark arts.
— Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Evil-Lyn is Skeletor’s second-in-command and wields a magic wand topped with a crystal orb.
— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Vance had a rocky start to his role as Trump’s second-in-command, but tried to hit the reset button during a trip to Arizona last week.
— Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024 -
The handsome second-in-command has had no shortage of ladies in line for his hand — so far, he's been linked to modiste Genevieve Delacroix and art school model Tessa.
— Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023 -
After a quick chat, the pilot went back to sleep, leaving the second-in-command in control of the aircraft, according to the report.
— Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024 -
So the character was a similar second-in-command bad guy who does all the bidding.
— Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023 -
Now the corporate owner is putting one of its own in the second-in-command position at the cable news network.
— Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023 -
Vance also gives Trump someone who’d likely be a loyal second-in-command if the Trump-Vance ticket wins.
— Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 15 July 2024 -
Sun, a project manager for the Portland Bureau of Transportation, took over as second-in-command during the overnight shift.
— oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023 -
Kamala could have the expertise of Biden as her second-in-command and Joe would still have access to the highest levels of our government.
— Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024 -
Wise, the bill's sponsor, is running to be Kentucky's next lieutenant governor - the second-in-command of the commonwealth.
— Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2023 -
Perry, Kathleen's second-in-command, is also a new character for the show (though he's played by Jeffrey Pierce, the actor who played Joel's brother in the game).
— Brendan Morrow, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023 -
The government recently notified the court that its first witness will be Brian Oliver, the co-founder and long-time second-in-command at the firm.
— oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2023 -
The film follows four unique sasquatches over one year: Nathan appears as the group’s brutish, alpha-like leader, while Eisenberg plays a more beta second-in-command.
— Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Head chef, second-in-command sous chef or chef de partie, heading up a particular area?
— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024 -
Sheridan was once Arpaio's second-in-command, though the former sheriff endorsed Milstead in this election.
— Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2024 -
The Kremlin later confirmed that Prigozhin was among those killed, along with his second-in-command and Wagner’s logistics chief.
— Peter Aitken, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023 -
Clapp, who was the second-in-command of the social work school, was shown a letter to Sebastian Ridley-Thomas confirming his hiring.
— Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023 -
In the Masters universe, Evil-Lyn serves as the second-in-command to the main antagonist, Skeletor, and possesses a mastery of witchcraft and sorcery.
— Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Thirteen years later, his former second-in-command, a dashing American named Jesse Stevens, has gone missing in the very same region.
— Alida Becker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024 -
The whistleblowers also derided the agency’s new second-in-command, Brent Webster, in the texts Little focused on.
— Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023 -
Brent Webster, Paxton’s second-in-command at the agency, faces a similar lawsuit.
— Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Make Amber Heard a second-in-command for Cipher who, by extension, joins Dom’s family.
— Vulture, 23 May 2023 -
That deputy chief, essentially his second-in-command, is leaving.
— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024 -
After the aircraft departed Kendari and reached cruising altitude, the pilot-in-command asked for permission to also rest and the second-in-command took over the aircraft.
— Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024 -
These members alleged that Robert's sister and second-in-command, Catherine, would often write checks from their accounts without their consent.
— Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024 -
Nasrallah’s second-in-command Naim Kassem is the most senior member of the organization.
— Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2024
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