How to Use chancellor in a Sentence

chancellor

noun
  • Adams' school's chancellor has also announced his resignation, which will take place at the end of the year.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
  • No matter the reason, these delays are an embarrassment for a chancellor who promised more support for Ukraine and whose voters expect it.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Germany's chancellor is being accused of blocking the delivery of tanks to Ukraine and crossing out two-thirds of the items on Kyiv’s military wish list.
    Fox News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • These, as the German chancellor said, are the new Nazis.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Who was chancellor of Germany the last time Germany won the World Cup?
    Dina Bass, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The charges filed against Gow mostly relate to his time as chancellor.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • David Banks, the city’s schools chancellor, is planning to force the nation’s largest school system to take a new approach.
    Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 8 June 2023
  • But the chancellor has proved reluctant to take up a larger role.
    Erika Solomon, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • Rishi Sunak, who was chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sajid Javid, who was the health secretary.
    New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • Gene Block is the longtime chancellor of my alma mater.
    Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Savio, the chancellor noted, climbed onto the car to give a speech but first took off his shoes to avoid damaging its roof.
    Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • To honor Yan, the chancellor said, the campus will ring the bell tower at 1:02 p.m. on Wednesday and hold a moment of silence.
    Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • But the Tennessee Supreme Court took issue with that part of the chancellor’s order.
    Travis Loller, ajc, 30 Sep. 2022
  • She also was appointed to the honorary post of chancellor at the College of William and Mary in Virginia.
    Mark Sherman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
  • In 1933, Adolf Hitler would be named German chancellor.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The chancellor denied that the incident was a case of police being weaponized.
    Jarell Skinner-Roy, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The new chancellor wanted to put UMass Amherst on a path to the top 20 public universities in the country, Paik said.
    Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2022
  • David Banks, the city’s schools chancellor, blames the current approach to teaching reading.
    James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2023
  • The meeting with the chancellor isn't being considered a win, Klein said.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • On this date: In 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.
    Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Roberts has served as UNC's interim chancellor for the past seven months.
    Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • His extension was approved by the presidents and chancellors of the 14 SEC schools.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 13 July 2023
  • The board of trustees is expected to select a new chancellor by February.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • An open letter to the new chancellor from the Berkeley Faculty Assn. signaled the challenges ahead.
    Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • If the Pac-12 presidents and chancellors decide not to invite the Aztecs, well, the conference might as well fold up shop and send each school on its merry way.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The associate vice chancellor has worked at the Fort Smith campus for the past nine years, according to the release from the governor's office.
    Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2023
  • Cal’s new chancellor, Richard Lyons, begins his term on July 1.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
  • The final decision on whether to extend their life would be made once the study is completed, which could be in the coming days, the chancellor said Wednesday.
    Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Scholz himself is polling at one the lowest figures for a German chancellor ever.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Rumours features Blanchett as a fictional German chancellor who attends a G7 meeting of world leaders that spirals into chaos.
    Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024

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