Examples of commander in chief in a Sentence
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This was no commander in chief announcing a military action or discussing a critical national issue.
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Bill Barrow, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Kelly’s first defense might be that under the Constitution, the president, as commander in chief, has no power to court-martial or otherwise administratively penalize him.
—Joshua Kastenberg, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
Every single order that is given to this United States military by this commander in chief and through this chain of command through the secretary of war is lawful.
—NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
Gambino was never the commander in chief there was little gambino could do as the walls closed in.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Bill Barrow, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
Kelly’s first defense might be that under the Constitution, the president, as commander in chief, has no power to court-martial or otherwise administratively penalize him.
—Joshua Kastenberg, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
Every single order that is given to this United States military by this commander in chief and through this chain of command through the secretary of war is lawful.
—NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025
Gambino was never the commander in chief there was little gambino could do as the walls closed in.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commander in chief
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“Commander in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander%20in%20chief. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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