How to Use secretary in a Sentence
secretary
noun- He was the club's secretary.
- He is a junior secretary at the embassy.
- He works as a legal secretary.
- You can set up an appointment with my secretary.
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Ryan is now the Cabinet secretary in the Biden White House.
— Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 2 May 2023 -
Hegseth does not deserve to be the secretary of defense.
— Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2024 -
Out of office, Carter tried to be a freelance secretary of state.
— Jonathan Alter, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Reed is recording secretary of The Rotary Club of Strongsville.
— Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022 -
But that did not appear to stop the campaign of criticism aimed at the secretary.
— Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 16 May 2023 -
Gwen thinks when a legal secretary eyes her in horror and leaves.
— Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2023 -
The defense secretary said the first missile strike to down the object over Lake Huron on Sunday missed.
— Justin Gomez, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2023 -
To see what's on your ballot, visit the Ohio secretary of state's office at voteohio.gov.
— Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 1 May 2023 -
In 2022, Su was confirmed as deputy labor secretary in a close vote.
— Annie Kronenberg, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024 -
Her father sold used cars, and her mother was a secretary.
— Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023 -
Her grandfather had been secretary of state, and her brother was the U.S. ambassador to the U.K.
— Nick Hirshon, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024 -
Three of those missing are secretaries in the Navy, officials said.
— Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023 -
If the Legislature declines to do so, the duty falls to the Arizona secretary of state.
— Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Chen became the youngest deputy secretary in the corruption watchdog that Xi used to purge graft and rivals.
— Pei-Lin Wu, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022 -
The treasury secretary is on the back end of her second visit to China in nine months to meet with state officials.
— William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024 -
William’s new private secretary, Ian Patrick, took up his role only two weeks ago.
— Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024 -
The Arizona secretary of state has refuted these claims as false.
— Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 -
The meals are prepared, plated as they would be served, and tasted by the social secretary and the first lady, who makes the final call on what will be served.
— Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024 -
If Donald Trump wins the presidency, Richard Grenell hopes to be secretary of state.
— Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 25 May 2024 -
Vice president is Kurt Minko and Rob Behrend is secretary.
— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023 -
In 1964, he was hired as a top aide to an assistant secretary of defense, John T. McNaughton.
— Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 16 June 2023 -
And if the plan is struck down, again, only a sympathetic secretary would choose to appeal.
— Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024 -
As secretary of state, Rubio will be faced with an unstable world.
— Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024 -
As the church secretary, Davis had authority to pay bills and expenses incurred by the church and had access to the church’s bank accounts.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 8 Apr. 2023 -
All the voting machines used in the 2022 midterm were certified, according to a spokesperson for the Arizona secretary of state.
— Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022 -
Most Popular Trump’s pick for Navy secretary has no military background.
— Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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