How to Use in charge of in a Sentence
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Which, from now on, means Birch & Alder is in charge of lunch.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
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Who’s in charge of those dollars and showing us how they’re spent?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025
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That would be the point person or the person who is in charge of the fire that day.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
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The latter was in charge of a college program for the first time.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
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Bees are matriarchal, with a queen bee in charge of the hive.
—Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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And these guys are in charge of our media and social networks?
—Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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So who will be in charge of making challenges during at-bats?
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Your wife is in charge of herself, her patients and her friendships.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
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For one thing, the board appears to be more in charge of the succession process.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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The band wasn’t going to be in charge of the film elements; that was not their thing.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
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That includes how much time will be spent at each household and who will be in charge of pick-up/drop-off.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
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Raine was also in charge of the sale of Chelsea FC last year.
—David Hellier, Fortune, 1 May 2023
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Dan Craig, who has long been in charge of building rinks for the league, did his research.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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The Black Keys are in charge of a Billboard chart again this week.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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The seven-member board will be in charge of deciding who will take his place.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
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Lawmakers should do the right thing and put patients back in charge of their dollars.
—Anthony Digiorgio, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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Le Brach's savory-food chef is also in charge of the light canteen menu here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
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But if anyone was likely to be in charge of these two clubs, this pair fit the bill perfectly.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
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But if anyone was likely to be in charge of these two clubs, this pair fit the bill perfectly.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
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Keeping the mayor in charge of how this city is run is sort of like letting the fox run the henhouse.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
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Insulin is the hormone that is in charge of managing glucose in the blood.
—Mónica Heras, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
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Why are the people in charge of college football so beholden to the bowls?
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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The duo is once again in charge of a competitive radio ranking.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Perun was placed in charge of running the assault missions for those who remained.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
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Hawkins will play the police officer in charge of her home invasion case.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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The key is to put people in charge of the direction AI will take with their jobs.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will be in charge of that, from our side.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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But Solana isn’t in charge of actually taking down the fakes.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2024
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Those in charge of the club will have to find ways to turn the misery of last night’s defeat into brighter days in the future.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Start your morning with a gut-friendly drink Your gut isn’t just in charge of digestion.
—Lauren Manaker, SELF, 26 Mar. 2026
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