Examples of commander in chief in a Sentence
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Although all presidents are designated commander in chief of our armed forces, Congress may permit deployment for specific goals through Article II of the Constitution.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2025
The 44th commander in chief’s office debunked the claim that an intelligence report released last week by Trump Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard somehow amounts to new evidence against Obama or losing 2016 Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Though Obama was a vocal critic of Trump throughout the 2024 campaign, making multiple appearances in support of both former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, the 63-year-old former commander in chief has largely avoided commenting on Trump’s performance back in office.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
Over the last few years, Trump, once a crypto skeptic, has begun to tout himself as the most crypto-friendly commander in chief in U.S. history, and pushed for Congress to take up the issue on the campaign trail.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 18 July 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2025
The 44th commander in chief’s office debunked the claim that an intelligence report released last week by Trump Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard somehow amounts to new evidence against Obama or losing 2016 Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Though Obama was a vocal critic of Trump throughout the 2024 campaign, making multiple appearances in support of both former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris, the 63-year-old former commander in chief has largely avoided commenting on Trump’s performance back in office.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
Over the last few years, Trump, once a crypto skeptic, has begun to tout himself as the most crypto-friendly commander in chief in U.S. history, and pushed for Congress to take up the issue on the campaign trail.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 18 July 2025
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“Commander in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander%20in%20chief. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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