chap

Example Sentences

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As an honest broker from the moderate left, notwithstanding his Trump fixation, Mr. Traub may be the chap to get the message across.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

But this stammering, rather dull chap doesn’t come across as a genius.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Remembering her stepson as "an amazing chap", Ms Dyche, who lives near Leominster, said: "He only had to walk into the house and it put a smile on my face."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

"Can that chap sit, do we think?" asks Dr Raj Paw, a senior consultant in the emergency department at Warwick Hospital.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

“I should think I was a pretty lucky chap if I could. She makes a good living out of such stories, they say.” and he pointed to the name of Mrs. S.L.A.N.G.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott