How to Use commodore in a Sentence

commodore

noun

• Their commodore was one of the most powerful men in colonial America.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2019
• The biggest thing a commodore does is conduct a series of inspections before the ships deploy ….
  — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 24 Oct. 2019
• The Commodores have now outscored Alabama, 31-2, in the series.
  — Rainer Sabin | [email protected], AL.com, 20 May 2017
• Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit saw its first female commodore in 100 years make the podium, too.
  — Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
• Connolly, 44, has been sailing for years and is past commodore of the Port Huron Yacht Club.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2018
• After plans were discussed about going to the commodore, an investigation was opened and Gallagher was arrested.
  — Author: Julie Watson, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2019
• Steven DeMoss, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 15, said in a statement.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 21 Sep. 2020
• Moses, the commodore, was incensed by the results, Pucillo told investigators.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 24 June 2019
• And while Vanderbilt is experienced, can Derek Mason lead the Commodores back into bowl play?
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 3 May 2017
• Robert Breisch, ordered Alazzawi to intervene before the group made it to the commodore’s office, Alazzawi said.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2019
• After a while, Anson ordered a red pendant, signifying his rank as commodore of the fleet, to be hoisted on the Centurion’s mainmast.
  — David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
• The Commodores earned a bowl berth for the first time since 2013 because of their Academic Progress Rate score before kickoff.
  — The Associated Press, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2016
• Stewart Bateshansky, commodore, Amphibious Squadron 3, said in a statement.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021
• The coast guard command will be led by a commodore and backed up by an unspecified number of personnel, patrol ships and aircraft for law enforcement, monitoring, environmental protection and search and rescue.
  — Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
• In 2019, club members suspected Stellato of $20,000 worth of embezzlement and relieved him of his rear commodore position, according to court records.
  — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
• Not only as a fellow competitor but as the commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which has organized the Sydney Hobart Race since the first edition in 1945.
  — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025