Examples of commander in chief in a Sentence
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of parliament, chief negotiator and former commander in chief of the IRGC.
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Ian Pannell, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
So, the president will move up an escalation ladder responsibly, as our amazing military will follow those orders with him as the commander in chief until Iran comes to the table and and really lives up to a responsible deal that the vice president has put on the table.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Zaluzhnyi was the commander in chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
One would, in fact, be hard-pressed to discover within the historical records of the republic a Cabinet member more hermetically aligned with his commander in chief’s agenda than Hegseth.
—Kelly Sloan, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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Ian Pannell, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
So, the president will move up an escalation ladder responsibly, as our amazing military will follow those orders with him as the commander in chief until Iran comes to the table and and really lives up to a responsible deal that the vice president has put on the table.
—NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Zaluzhnyi was the commander in chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
One would, in fact, be hard-pressed to discover within the historical records of the republic a Cabinet member more hermetically aligned with his commander in chief’s agenda than Hegseth.
—Kelly Sloan, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Commander in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander%20in%20chief. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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