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Examples of tenure in a Sentence
… but there is also about it just the trace of the nettlesome righteousness that alienated much of Washington during his tenure there, the not-so-subtle suggestion that while he might be in politics, he is not of politics and certainly not, God forbid, a politician.
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Jim Wooten, New York Times Magazine, 29 Jan. 1995
Pittsburgh's offensive linemen, trap blockers during Noll's tenure, had to bulk up for the straight-ahead game.
—Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated, 9 Nov. 1992
A mural on the upper half of a four-story guesthouse was painted in 1977 by twelve-year-old schoolchildren, whose tenure on the scaffold must have thrilled their parents.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 1988
During his tenure as head coach, the team won the championship twice.
her 12-year tenure with the company
His tenure in office will end with the next election.
After seven years I was finally granted tenure.
He hopes to get tenure next year.
The defendant did not have tenure on the land.
land tenure in Anglo-Saxon Britain
Jim Wooten, New York Times Magazine, 29 Jan. 1995
Pittsburgh's offensive linemen, trap blockers during Noll's tenure, had to bulk up for the straight-ahead game.
—Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated, 9 Nov. 1992
A mural on the upper half of a four-story guesthouse was painted in 1977 by twelve-year-old schoolchildren, whose tenure on the scaffold must have thrilled their parents.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 1988
During his tenure as head coach, the team won the championship twice.
her 12-year tenure with the company
His tenure in office will end with the next election.
After seven years I was finally granted tenure.
He hopes to get tenure next year.
The defendant did not have tenure on the land.
land tenure in Anglo-Saxon Britain
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McMahon’s tenure also has been marked by an embrace of religion in schools.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
In July, the NHL and its Players’ Association ratified a new CBA that will extend the harmony between the sides to 16 seasons, which would be by far the longest stretch without a work stoppage in the tenure of league commissioner Gary Bettman.
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Following her tenure on the show, Plato struggled to adjust to normal life, and in 1991 was arrested for robbing a Las Vegas video store and was placed on five years' probation.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Subsequent to his tenure at the helm of Medtronic, Bill George taught Harvard Business School classes that focused on the arc of a CEO’s tenure.
—Kurt Strovink, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
In July, the NHL and its Players’ Association ratified a new CBA that will extend the harmony between the sides to 16 seasons, which would be by far the longest stretch without a work stoppage in the tenure of league commissioner Gary Bettman.
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Following her tenure on the show, Plato struggled to adjust to normal life, and in 1991 was arrested for robbing a Las Vegas video store and was placed on five years' probation.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Subsequent to his tenure at the helm of Medtronic, Bill George taught Harvard Business School classes that focused on the arc of a CEO’s tenure.
—Kurt Strovink, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tenure
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“Tenure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenure. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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tenure
noun
ten·ure
ˈten-yər 
: the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (as property, a position, or an office)
especially
: a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from dismissal except for serious cause determined by formal proceedings
tenurial
adjective
te-ˈnyu̇r-ē-əl
Legal Definition
tenure
noun
ten·ure
ˈten-yər
1
: the act, manner, duration, or right of holding something
tenure of office
specifically
: the manner of holding real property : the title and conditions by which property is held
freehold tenure
2
: a status granted to a teacher usually after a probationary period that protects him or her from dismissal except for reasons of incompetence, gross misconduct, or financial necessity
Etymology
Anglo-French, feudal holding, from Old French teneüre, from Medieval Latin tenitura, ultimately from Latin tenēre to hold
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