in charge

phrase

: having control or custody of something

He is in charge of the training program.

Examples of in charge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was signed by Real Madrid in 2010 at the start of Jose Mourinho’s first spell in charge but played just 15 times before leaving for Valencia a year later in a loan deal that was then made permanent. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

With a policeman in charge of the program, there’s no more off-the-field games being played — only hard work trying to get back to the top. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Castro attended an event for the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Interior Ministry personal security directorate in charge of protection Cuba’s top leaders, according to a state television evening news report. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

Von Furstenberg, who built a fashion empire around a silhouette that empowered women to be in charge of their own bodies and lives, always got the memo, too. — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in charge

• discharge
• enlarge
• litharge
• recharge
• surcharge
• barge
• large
• marge
• sarge
• targe
• overcharge