cabinet

Example Sentences

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On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had instructed his cabinet to open negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible,” according to multiple media reports.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

"The army and security forces are requested to immediately begin reinforcing the full imposition of state authority over Beirut Governorate," Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said at the end of a cabinet meeting.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Far fewer know that Abraham Lincoln told his cabinet that he had made a solemn promise to his “Maker” to issue the proclamation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The 25th Amendment can be initiated by the vice president and a majority of cabinet members should they determine the president is unfit to discharge his or her powers and duties in office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He was staring at a scene on the cabinet on the other side of them: Video-Max was sitting behind Video-Josie in their third-grade classroom, and he was peeking over her shoulder.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix