How to Use appoint in a Sentence

appoint

verb

• Every year, the group appoints three new members.
• After his parents died, the boy's uncle was appointed as his guardian.
• She was appointed professor of chemistry at the university.
• The rest of the group hasn’t been appointed yet.
  — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
• Luke was appointed as the city’s 17th fire chief.
  — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• At the end of the term, a transparent process would appoint the next steward.
  — Christian Kroll, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
• Most get appointed by the prime minister, and serve for life.
  — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
• Vue first joined the board when he was appointed to Xiong’s seat after her death.
  — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
• Lyles broke a tie to appoint Peacock instead.
  — Mary Ramsey updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
• He was not required to enter a plea and asked the court to appoint him an attorney.
  — Paul J. Weber, Chron, 21 Jan. 2022
• The city charter gives the mayor the power to appoint the vice mayor.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2021
• He has been appointed two attorneys by the court and pleaded not guilty.
  — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023
• Stitt appointed Starling at the same time.
  — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
• Each was entitled to appoint two members to the for-profit board.
  — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 21 Apr. 2022
• The courtroom was modest, appointed in blond wood.
  — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
• He was appointed chair of the county board earlier this year.
  — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
• He was appointed by King Charles later that month.
  — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
• O’Farrell signed on to the proposal to appoint Hutt last week.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022
• The sporting director who appointed him in the spring was sacked.
  — James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
• The governor then appoints one of the finalists to the court.
  — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
• Otherwise, the court will appoint a guardian in a likely costly process.
  — Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2026
• This is the first time since the 1950s the post will be elected, not appointed.
  — Sommer Brugal, Axios, 31 July 2024
• The courts would be likely to appoint a special master to redraw the district lines.
  — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2022
• So, for example, a trust might give a person the power to appoint who gets the trust assets.
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
• She was first appointed to the council in 2020.
  — Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
• The church will vote to appoint an interim pastor within the next two weeks, the statement said.
  — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
• The board's decision to appoint him to the role was unanimous, Dorsey said in the memo.
  — Brian Fung, CNN, 30 Nov. 2021
• For the first time, the Queen is set to appoint the new prime minister in Scotland.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2022
• Hogsett will appoint a new police chief in the coming weeks, according to the statement.
  — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
• The first step in that legal process would be to appoint a three-judge panel to consider whether to grant the request.
  — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 18 Mar. 2022