How to Use secretary in a Sentence

secretary

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  • He was the club's secretary.
  • He is a junior secretary at the embassy.
  • He works as a legal secretary.
  • You can set up an appointment with my secretary.
  • Ryan is now the Cabinet secretary in the Biden White House.
    — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 2 May 2023
  • Out of office, Carter tried to be a freelance secretary of state.
    — Jonathan Alter, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Reed is recording secretary of The Rotary Club of Strongsville.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But that did not appear to stop the campaign of criticism aimed at the secretary.
    — Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • Gwen thinks when a legal secretary eyes her in horror and leaves.
    — Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The defense secretary said the first missile strike to down the object over Lake Huron on Sunday missed.
    — Justin Gomez, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • To see what's on your ballot, visit the Ohio secretary of state's office at voteohio.gov.
    — Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 1 May 2023
  • In 2022, Su was confirmed as deputy labor secretary in a close vote.
    — Annie Kronenberg, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Her father sold used cars, and her mother was a secretary.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Her grandfather had been secretary of state, and her brother was the U.S. ambassador to the U.K.
    — Nick Hirshon, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Three of those missing are secretaries in the Navy, officials said.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • If the Legislature declines to do so, the duty falls to the Arizona secretary of state.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The treasury secretary is on the back end of her second visit to China in nine months to meet with state officials.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
  • William’s new private secretary, Ian Patrick, took up his role only two weeks ago.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The Arizona secretary of state has refuted these claims as false.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The meals are prepared, plated as they would be served, and tasted by the social secretary and the first lady, who makes the final call on what will be served.
    — Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
  • If Donald Trump wins the presidency, Richard Grenell hopes to be secretary of state.
    — Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • Vice president is Kurt Minko and Rob Behrend is secretary.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In 1964, he was hired as a top aide to an assistant secretary of defense, John T. McNaughton.
    — Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • As the church secretary, Davis had authority to pay bills and expenses incurred by the church and had access to the church’s bank accounts.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • All the voting machines used in the 2022 midterm were certified, according to a spokesperson for the Arizona secretary of state.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • By then, there had been three Black Cabinet secretaries.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The state superintendent would serve as the board’s secretary and head, as well as an advisor to the director of DEW.
    — cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Miller served as acting defense secretary for just 73 days.
    — Arden Farhi, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • That means more lawsuits, and more distrust in the system as even well-meaning governors and secretaries of state get sucked into the conspiracy machine.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • State of play: The Texas secretary of state's office will deploy state inspectors to polling locations and vote counting centers in Harris County.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024

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