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
Led by Min Aung Hlaing, until recently the commander in chief of the military, Myanmar’s government is in the middle of an international campaign for recognition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
In 1779, Henry Clinton, the British commander in chief in America, again issued an offer of freedom.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
