How to Use in chief in a Sentence

in chief

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• After just one day of testimony in the prosecution's case in chief, the motive prosecutors shared with jurors started to become clear.
  — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 28 July 2026
• Just before prosecutors Deener and Anthony Salinas began their case in chief on Tuesday, Xavier pleaded guilty to murder.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
• The rebuild of the talent line-up comes after the upheaval at the program that has occurred since Bari Weiss joined CBS News as edtior in chief in October.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
• The dealmaker in chief may be eyeing business opportunities, said Jonathan Lemire and Simon Shuster in The Atlantic.
  — The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
• Hitching himself to the president’s favorite hobbyhorse, Bianco’s performative policing was an obvious attempt to curry favor with the nation’s election denier in chief.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026