How to Use second-in-command in a Sentence

second-in-command

noun

• The same goes for his second-in-command, Athena.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
• 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
• Lee Truitt served as first officer, or second-in-command of the flight.
  — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
• Cheney acted as no second-in-command had before.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
• That last hope is squandered when Grace instead taps Hal to serve as her second-in-command.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
• So the character was a similar second-in-command bad guy who does all the bidding.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
• Train a second-in-command to handle decisions in your absence.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
• Lee’s second-in-command, Matthieu Blazy, took the helm shortly after.
  — Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
• Head chef, second-in-command sous chef or chef de partie, heading up a particular area?
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• What about him would make Teasley want him as the team’s second-in-command football executive?
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 June 2026
• Evil-Lyn is Skeletor’s second-in-command and wields a magic wand topped with a crystal orb.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• After the supreme leader, the president is the second-in-command of the executive branch.
  — Eric Lob, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
• 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 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
• And the home of Detroit’s second-in-command, the deputy mayor, is in Farmington Hills.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
• 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
• Starring Hargitay and her second-in-command, Ice-T as Sgt.
  — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
• The sheriff's second-in-command, Chief Deputy Brandon Bryan, took a plea deal on lesser charges.
  — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
• Trump’s second-in-command fought his way up from Rust Belt poverty to the height of American society.
  — Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• Sheridan climbed the ranks of the department to become Arpaio’s second-in-command in 2010.
  — Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 25 June 2026
• 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
• Hayden’s former second-in-command, who has worked at the LOC since the 1970s.
  — Kate Knibbs, ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025
• As second-in-command, Abraham would be in a position to act as a key adviser on a variety of public health issues.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025
• 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
• Jim Irizarry, 74, has spent the last 13 years running this office as Mark Church’s second-in-command.
  — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
• Vivian lives to become Vidala, Aunt Lydia’s second-in-command.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
• 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