Example Sentences

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Sir Keir should have chaired an emergency cross-government meeting more quickly after violence flared, he argued.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

Lawmakers who have chaired important committees or subcommittees, she said, are often sought out by K Street firms for their experience on key issues.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2021

Although black women have chaired subcommittees and held deputy posts in the House Democratic caucus, only two have chaired standing committees and none have served as caucus chair or whip.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2020

Black women have chaired subcommittees and held deputy posts in the House Democratic caucus; two have chaired standing committees, and none have served as caucus chair or whip.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2020

They would have chaired him, fêted him, got a band to play him about the place, literally crowned him with laurel.

From Amaryllis at the Fair by Jefferies, Richard