Example Sentences

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Inevitably the highest-profile contest is for the mayorship of Paris, which has been under left-wing control for 25 years, but could now shift back to the right.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Mamdani’s scavenger hunt didn’t play a big role in his eventual election to the mayorship in October; it probably didn’t even play a small one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Soon, the two are engaged in a race for the mayorship and an even more pressing competition to see who can most frequently align themselves with the changing views of Eddington’s residents.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Those same people are now basking in the delight of watching online trolls spiral as they belch “terrorist” while reckoning with his likelihood to win the mayorship in November.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

How proud he was it had happened under his mayorship!

From St. Peter's Umbrella by Mikszáth, Kálmán