commander in chief
Example Sentences
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Under the Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act, if a president dies in office, the vice president immediately becomes president and commander in chief.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Mike Makowsky’s dramatic miniseries “Death by Lightning” faithfully preserves the stirring rhetoric of the man who would become America’s 20th commander in chief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
A birthday present for our commander in chief, perhaps.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
"Ultimately, the timeline will be dictated by the commander in chief," she told journalists.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
It was the black metal key card of the commander in chief, a card that hung around the commander’s neck until it was time to hand it off to the next commander.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
