Examples of incumbency in a Sentence
Hundreds of new jobs were created during her incumbency.
the advantages of incumbency during an election
a politician seeking to keep his incumbency
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Despite that incumbency, Cook County Democrats opted earlier this summer to endorse someone else, Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes, in the March 2026 primary election.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Whoever emerges from that primary will also lack the same incumbency advantage Ernst would have had, Peterson added.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But disruption rarely respects incumbency.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Well, the principle that govern the original Texas redistricting was incumbency protection.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 22 July 2025
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Whoever emerges from that primary will also lack the same incumbency advantage Ernst would have had, Peterson added.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
But disruption rarely respects incumbency.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Well, the principle that govern the original Texas redistricting was incumbency protection.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 22 July 2025
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“Incumbency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incumbency. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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incumbency
noun
in·cum·ben·cy
in-ˈkəm-bən-sē 
plural incumbencies
: the time during which a person holds an office or position
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