How to Use executor in a Sentence

executor

noun

• He named his daughter as his executor.
• My dad was an executor of her will, along with two of my cousins.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2017
• Fights over who should serve as executor.
  — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
• The executor may need a copy of the will to get access to the box.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
• Still, the executors of his estate pressed on and won.
  — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
• Disputes about how much executors and lawyers should be paid.
  — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
• What happens if there is no executor named?
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
• Most games are close down the stretch and to the best late-game executor often goes the spoils.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2017
• As executor of her estate, my dad gets a lot of these types of requests.
  — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021
• Those payments are sent to an heir or executor of their estate.
  — Sarah Skidmore Sell, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2020
• The question, Stern says, is, who is the executor of the trust?
  — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
• An executor is someone who carries out the wishes that are in a will.
  — Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
• That’s why the choice of executor is so important.
  — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
• The jobs of executor and successor trustee are much the same after a death.
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
• The heir whose items were taken could sue the executor for failing to secure the home.
  — Liz Weston, Star Tribune, 20 Feb. 2021
• The heir whose items were taken could sue the executor for failing to secure the home.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2021
• If so, the problem would then become going to court to sue the executor.
  — cleveland, 15 May 2022
• Upon the person’s death, the contract will be sent to the executor or heir of their will.
  — Kristin Stoller, Forbes, 2 June 2022
• Her death was confirmed by her executor and friend, Erin Rogers.
  — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021
• Buehl removed Robert Kalosky as executor of the will, the records show.
  — Dave Altimari, courant.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• An executor is the person named in a will to manage and settle an estate.
  — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
• As mentioned in previous columns, no one can be forced to be an executor.
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
• The executors have denied Paris’s claims.
  — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
• Still, a spokesperson for Paris spun the filing as a money play by the executors.
  — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
• Still, the executors say, the ruling makes clear that the estate remains firmly in charge.
  — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
• The estate’s executor has asked to keep the donor’s name anonymous, according to the zoo.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
• But the executor didn’t file the return until well after the new deadline.
  — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
• The cause was heart ailments, said the executor of his estate, Sean Nguyen.
  — Washington Post, 24 May 2021
• When Elvis died, Vernon was the executor of his son's estate.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 24 June 2022
• His sister Jody Allen, the executor of his will and trust, has run the teams in his absence.
  — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026