head honcho
Example Sentences
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Finally, Mr. Reiner prevailed upon Norman Lear—once his boss on “All in the Family,” then the head honcho of Embassy Pictures—to provide backing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
The band jumped over to the Sony Music label B1, whose head honcho is Wolfgang Boss - one of the first people to champion Clean Bandit back in the 2010s.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
I also called the head honcho at the other end of the newspaper spectrum: Chris Argentieri, president and chief operating officer at the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
New York Times reporting suggests, however, that her ego simply could not allow her to admit that she's not the head honcho of the House GOP.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
“This tree is the most gorgeous we’ve ever had. The head honcho has spoken. I don’t want to hear any more yappin’.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
