Examples of commander in chief in a Sentence
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Trump last month utilized the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime law that grants the commander in chief authority to detain or deport non-citizens.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Tiffany Trump is the daughter of the commander in chief and his second wife, Marla Maples.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Delivering the ruling, Justice Moon said Mr. Yoon had abused his duties as the nation’s commander in chief.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump as president is the commander in chief, but Milley made his sneaky calls to the Chinese without Trump’s knowledge or approval.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Tiffany Trump is the daughter of the commander in chief and his second wife, Marla Maples.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Delivering the ruling, Justice Moon said Mr. Yoon had abused his duties as the nation’s commander in chief.
—Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Trump as president is the commander in chief, but Milley made his sneaky calls to the Chinese without Trump’s knowledge or approval.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Commander in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander%20in%20chief. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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