How to Use office in a Sentence

office

noun
  • He has been in office for a decade.
  • He won the election and will take office at the beginning of the year.
  • Are you going to the office today?
  • We use the extra bedroom in our house as an office.
  • Her office is on the top floor near the elevator.
  • We stopped by the lawyer's office to pick up some documents.
  • He was voted out of office.
  • He misbehaved in class and was sent to the principal's office.
  • She works at our Chicago office.
  • The supervisor held an informal meeting in his office.
  • And David Schweikert, good friend of mine, had the office next to me in Congress had heard about it.
    Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Her office hasn’t said whether charges against Trump will come next week.
    Kate Brumback, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Also on the ground floor are two kitchens, an office, and a sitting room.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 July 2023
  • The governor’s office said the ban was in the works for more than a week, however.
    Brendan Farrington, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • At Gucci, no one dropped by his office—or even came to his floor.
    Jason Horowitz, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Humphrey has worked in the auditor's office since 2010.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2024
  • In this case, a client who took her dog to work every day wanted to deduct the cost of doggy treats and toys that were kept for it at the office.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Check out this classic V-neck sweater that can be worn over a button-down, perfect for the office.
    Melanie Curry, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2023
  • After a term in office, Trump can only serve four more years if elected in 2024.
    Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 1 June 2023
  • The league office discovered the flights and fined the Liberty half a million dollars.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Lala Kent is leaning back in a chair in her Beverly Hills office.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2023
  • Fulcher’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Some of the dogs were captured that day by Aransas County Animal Care, the sheriff's office said.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • Both Biden and Trump are in the middle of campaigns for their respective second terms in office.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But part of the first floor, where the business offices used to be, is now a marijuana dispensary.
    Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Franke's attorney, LaMar Winward, is out of the country, his office said.
    CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, it can be worn straight from the office and out to dinner with trousers or a skirt, or even while running weekend errands paired with jeans.
    Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • The Fort Worth city attorney’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The sheriff’s office on Thursday released a video of the March incident along with audio from the driver’s 911 call.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Kensington Palace, where Catherine and William have their offices, struggled to manage the crisis from the start.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024

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