Examples of commander in chief in a Sentence
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While accepting the Critics Choice Award for best talk show, Kimmel thanked the commander in chief.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Intelligence analysts, friend and enemy alike, do not have the luxury to presume that the American commander in chief is just having a bad night.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
This was no commander in chief announcing a military action or discussing a critical national issue.
—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
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Intelligence analysts, friend and enemy alike, do not have the luxury to presume that the American commander in chief is just having a bad night.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
This was no commander in chief announcing a military action or discussing a critical national issue.
—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
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 11 Jan. 2026.
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