How to Use steward in a Sentence

steward

1 of 2 noun
  • The race stewards are reviewing the results.
  • Among them were press box steward Kevin Doyle, who has been with the club for 25 years.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But who, then, should be the ultimate steward of the Benin bronzes?
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Siegfried was 20 years old, strong-jawed, and working as a first-class steward.
    Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Chris Boucher, the officer in charge of all the stewards.
    David Waldstein Jane Stockdale, New York Times, 13 July 2023
  • Demps was his steward, the man who cleaned officers’ rooms and shined their shoes.
    John Blake, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
  • And, as the steward of anything old and historic knows, the to-do list is never-ending.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • So there is reason for the RFS’s stewards to steer the program toward less risk.
    IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Midway through the first half, someone tried to start the song a few rows behind me, but a match steward told him to knock it off.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Will Cain his mission is to be a steward instead of an owner.
    Taylor Penley, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Roth has said his operation would be a good steward of the land.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022
  • The team has an excellent track record and are such thoughtful stewards of great songs.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Tribes across the Great Lakes region are often referred to as the original stewards of the land.
    Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • To help Bruno get settled in, Catherine, who works as a land steward, has been working from home.
    Liam Quinn, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Nobody has attempted to present her as a faithful steward of the law.
    Nr Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Adding to the frustrations in Thornton is the fact that, according to Mr. Henry, the city has been a good steward of its land up north.
    David Gelles, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • General manager and wine steward Jennifer Wade still runs the front of the house.
    Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • While out, Margot Sisson, the third steward, was flirting with Jones.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Video games were a trusty cultural steward for a lot of their childhood, but both fellows now are more of dilettantes in the space.
    Wired, 19 July 2022
  • Being a good steward of your money will relieve stress and then give you the energy and the desire to get out there and move your body.
    Maya Richard-Craven, Men's Health, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Before the cruise starts, the chief steward (Vicki Berlin, who gives the movie’s best performance) delivers a rousing pep talk to the staff.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Otto urged Rhaenyra to pick someone from an allied house, but Criston comes from a more humble background as the son of a steward.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Some tenants described the landlord, James Giddings, as polite and a good steward of the building.
    New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • The region was settled in the 1860s by Spanish settlers who warred with the area's original stewards, the Mescalero Apache, who still live nearby.
    Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • If this happens, be a good steward of their secret by keeping it under your hat!
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • But since then, Broadway has become a less reliable steward of these kinds of scores.
    Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • What is your understanding of the water issues confronting the city and why should the public trust you to be a good water steward?
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The relationship between head chef and place steward is key.
    Tom Parker Bowles, Town & Country, 15 May 2022
  • Like most meadow stewards, I’m transfixed from the first golden alexanders of spring to the last goldenrods and Joe Pye weeds of autumn.
    Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • And finally, courageous and very focused on fighting the good fight and trying to be a good steward on this planet.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2022
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steward

2 of 2 verb
  • The club steward reportedly locked the food in the pantry and refused to serve them.
    William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
  • The club steward reportedly locked the food in the pantry and refused to serve them.
    William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
  • Here’s betting that Viard will steward Chanel for at least the next few seasons.
    Jessica Iredale, Town & Country, 19 Feb. 2019
  • These acts of kindness are a symbol of stewarding God’s gift of grace.
    Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The dead of the Second Ward Cemetery have finally found, in Richards and her team, someone to steward their remains.
    Elisa Neckar, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2015
  • Through its tree-planting events, the preserve hopes to steward rare animal and plant species native to Hawaii.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • At the heart of the dispute are differing opinions about the best use of public land and who should steward the precious resource.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
  • His job is to steward the nation’s prized public lands, waterways, and oceans and our tremendous wealth of wildlife.
    Elliott D. Woods, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Her biggest challenge will be to steward the lender out of state ownership.
    Fortune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Oswalt helped steward the book's completion, with the help of a journalist, Billy Jensen, and a researcher, Paul Haynes.
    Eli Rosenberg, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Oswalt helped steward the book’s completion, with the help of a journalist, Billy Jensen, and a researcher, Paul Haynes.
    Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Surely the minds that steward the world’s largest democracies—societies still so attractive to many across the world—can find a better way.
    Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Monk’s laid-back, somewhat detached approach to the world is reflected in the way his family has stewarded his legacy.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2017
  • He’s heard from more and more ranchers who want to steward the environment while also raising cattle.
    Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 July 2022
  • Although Ito stewarded MIT’s lab, his work and legacy in the crypto community have largely passed under the radar.
    Matthew De Silva, Quartz, 12 Sep. 2019
  • With a slim Republican majority of 52 to 48 in the Senate, stewarding a bill to passage was always going to be a heavy lift.
    Abigail Tracy, The Hive, 17 Oct. 2017
  • With photographs, artwork and stories from the Tongva, the exhibit will teach visitors how to steward this valuable land.
    Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • Simply carrying on the policies of past administrations may not be enough to steward Japan into the future.
    Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Even a back-of-the-envelope look at the trillions of dollars this group of Latina women collectively steward is a remarkable benchmark.
    Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Duffy notes that social media specialists’ roles are not simply to steward a brand’s presence on social media, but to act as a personal round-the-clock ambassador for the brand.
    Jessi Hempel, WIRED, 26 May 2018
  • The event benefits the Great Land Trust, an organization whose mission is to conserve and steward local lands and waterways.
    Yoshina Okamoto, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2018
  • Creatives Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan are stewarding the endeavor.
    Washington Post, 7 June 2017
  • The initiative is a way to manage high visitor numbers and steward its natural resources.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • In this way, Independence Hall can serve as an icon not only of the ideals of human equality but also of the city’s mandate to steward historic resources for all residents.
    Whitney Martinko, Smithsonian, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Sometimes, all the candidates are deeply flawed, and a judgment is required of how to steward faithfully one’s democratic privileges.
    Andrew T. Walker, National Review, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The idea is to turn the sacred site into a space that all can enjoy by honoring the original peoples of the land and underscoring that despite the state’s best efforts, Native people still live in the Bay Area, and still steward these lands.
    Ray Levy Uyeda, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Visitors will be helped by a team of 140 Royal Borough ambassadors who have volunteered to help steward the event and assist visitors throughout the day.
    Katie Nicholl, Vanities, 11 May 2018
  • Winnett said that by focusing on keeping people healthy rather than addressing their needs after a problem, the plan aims to steward the state's finite resources better.
    Elyse Kelly, Washington Examiner, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Standing alongside Indigenous peoples who steward that land, Temprano asked himself whose lands the project would impact.
    Abby Levene, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Cabify, the Spanish ride-hailing company, has hired a new chief financial officer to steward its path to a public listing.
    Jonathan Keane, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021

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