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Examples of incumbency in a Sentence
Hundreds of new jobs were created during her incumbency.
the advantages of incumbency during an election
a politician seeking to keep his incumbency
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Will Spartz’s incumbency and late hundreds of thousands of dollars in self loans push her over the top?
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Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
In the end, given Biden's post-LBJ advantages of incumbency, no major Democrat has been able to pull enough support from the president.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
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Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
In the end, given Biden's post-LBJ advantages of incumbency, no major Democrat has been able to pull enough support from the president.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for incumbency
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“Incumbency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incumbency. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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incumbency
noun
in·cum·ben·cy
in-ˈkəm-bən-sē 
plural incumbencies
: the time during which a person holds an office or position
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