How to Use councilman in a Sentence

councilman

noun
  • That didn’t stop the three North Side councilmen from leaving the dais for the vote.
    Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The District 10 councilman had just spent four hours in the North Side bar Nov. 6.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 16 May 2023
  • At least one city councilman believes that is the case.
    Scott Turner | , al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But Reedy follows him and the councilman appears to push him back.
    oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The councilman added that the proposal has the support of Huntsville police.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Barraza said the councilman’s staff no longer feels safe.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The councilman voiced an opinion that the city citation list has gone up.
    Scott Turner | , al, 15 May 2023
  • No one cares what’s in your heart or deep inside your bones, councilman.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Just last week, a judge found a city councilman not guilty of assault for punching the mayor.
    Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 6 June 2023
  • The pension limit was proposed in 2009 by Kevin Kamenetz, then a councilman.
    Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Kevin Jenkins, the councilman who represents the area, would like to tell you a little about his district.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The City of Kyle’s leadership has shifted in recent weeks as the city manager was placed on leave and a councilman stepped down.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Kerby, the former mayor who also served as a city councilman, agrees this is not just about books.
    Nick Watt, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Daves, the councilman who represents the stretch of road, is stressing patience once the project commences during the spring 2023.
    al, 10 Nov. 2022
  • So far, the councilman has not started a committee to raise money for his legal funds.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Crosby is a former Sierra Vista councilman who won election to the county board in 2020.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2022
  • As a Huntsville city councilman, Russell took an interest in sports tourism.
    Scott Turner | , al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • David Little will be sworn in as Huntsville’s newest city councilman on Monday.
    al, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Scott, a city councilman when Baltimore’s use of the technology was revealed, weighed in on its use in 2015.
    Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The more than 80-acre site has been in the Drake family for generations, and the family has had several offers to sell the land through the years, the councilman said.
    Scott Turner | , al, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Former councilman Mark Baker won nearly a third of the vote in a five-candidate field on Tuesday.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • Wesson, while serving as a temporary councilman, is the one who appointed Hutt to work as his chief of staff, Sweeney said.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Now, the longtime Pleasant Grove resident is starting a new role as a city councilman.
    Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Still, the councilman suggested that his campaign may not take the formal step of conceding.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The councilman used this time in the public hearing to discuss strategies to better address concerns.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Neither Suzette Price nor Del Richardson responded to requests for comment about the charges against the councilman.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • But those councilmen, Bill Kling and David Little, had enough money in their travel budget to cover the $2,100 request.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The very next day, a white Eureka city councilman who lived near Chinatown was walking past.
    oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The Northeast Side councilman, facing drunken driving and hit-and-run charges, was slow to offer support.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • In November 2019, Green won a four-year term as an at-large city councilman and is the current City Council president.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022

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