honcho

Example Sentences

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Sargeant held meetings with General Manuel Quevedo, a military honcho who Maduro had put in charge of his fledgling oil industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

Pecker’s testimony was completely confirmed later on in the trial by Cohen, though he came off as a far less credible witness than the National Enquirer honcho.

From Slate • May 29, 2024

Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, saw the terror coming, and experienced his fair share of remorse; some of the movie’s most indelible scenes depict the Los Alamos honcho shuddering at what he hath wrought.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

“I’m the head honcho, mister. I don’t have to tell you what I’m gonna do.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy