How to Use second-in-command in a Sentence

second-in-command

noun

• Is there a second-in-command ready to step up or will a new CEO be brought in?
  — David Berkal, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
• Hayden’s former second-in-command, who has worked at the LOC since the 1970s.
  — Kate Knibbs, ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
• As Top 40 oldies played, chef Masa worked alongside his skilled second-in-command, Kei Oura, and the vibe was chill.
  — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
• And the home of Detroit’s second-in-command, the deputy mayor, is in Farmington Hills.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
• Eisenberg plays a kind of second-in-command type, while Christophe Zajac-Denek plays a young Sasquatch.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
• After the guests arrive, Harry steps up as second-in-command and performs well, calling the boat out of the dock for the first time.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 May 2025
• Evil-Lyn is Skeletor’s second-in-command and uses a wand with a crystal orb to practice the dark arts.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
• Evil-Lyn is Skeletor’s second-in-command and wields a magic wand topped with a crystal orb.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
• Vance had a rocky start to his role as Trump’s second-in-command, but tried to hit the reset button during a trip to Arizona last week.
  — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024
• The handsome second-in-command has had no shortage of ladies in line for his hand — so far, he's been linked to modiste Genevieve Delacroix and art school model Tessa.
  — Charlotte Walsh, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• After a quick chat, the pilot went back to sleep, leaving the second-in-command in control of the aircraft, according to the report.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2024
• So the character was a similar second-in-command bad guy who does all the bidding.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
• The appointment is a homecoming of sorts for Kehoe, 70, who in the early ’90s served as the office’s second-in-command.
  — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
• Still, Adams didn’t announce an appointment for first deputy mayor, the second-in-command role at City Hall.
  — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
• Now the corporate owner is putting one of its own in the second-in-command position at the cable news network.
  — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
• Vance also gives Trump someone who’d likely be a loyal second-in-command if the Trump-Vance ticket wins.
  — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 15 July 2024
• Starring Hargitay and her second-in-command Ice-T as Sgt.
  — Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 July 2025
• Sun, a project manager for the Portland Bureau of Transportation, took over as second-in-command during the overnight shift.
  — oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
• Kamala could have the expertise of Biden as her second-in-command and Joe would still have access to the highest levels of our government.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 July 2024
• Wise, the bill's sponsor, is running to be Kentucky's next lieutenant governor - the second-in-command of the commonwealth.
  — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2023
• Train a second-in-command to handle decisions in your absence.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
• Perry, Kathleen's second-in-command, is also a new character for the show (though he's played by Jeffrey Pierce, the actor who played Joel's brother in the game).
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023
• The government recently notified the court that its first witness will be Brian Oliver, the co-founder and long-time second-in-command at the firm.
  — oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2023
• The film follows four unique sasquatches over one year: Nathan appears as the group’s brutish, alpha-like leader, while Eisenberg plays a more beta second-in-command.
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
• For more than 100 years, the second-in-command has been a veteran special agent from within the bureau, someone well versed in its inner workings.
  — Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
• As the second-in-command of the gang Los de la M, which controlled operations from the Girón prison in Santander, her influence extended far and wide.
  — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
• Parolin has been the Vatican's Secretary of State for 12 years, the pope's top diplomat and, essentially, the pontiff's second-in-command.
  — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 May 2025
• Head chef, second-in-command sous chef or chef de partie, heading up a particular area?
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• Sheridan was once Arpaio's second-in-command, though the former sheriff endorsed Milstead in this election.
  — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2024
• Sadly, Gilbert passed away in 1994 but his second-in-command, Eric Ripert stayed the course, eventually becoming a partner with Maguy.
  — John Mariani, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025