How to use secretary in a sentence

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• There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.From the entry word
• Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee.From the entry send
• Her excellent organisation skills derive from her time as a secretary in the army.From the entry derive
• She held office as secretary of state until she left office to run for office.From the entry office
• The secretary prevailed at the negotiations through the good offices of the Freedonian ambassador.From the entry office
• Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members.From the entry comprise
• Officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records.From the entry subscribe
• The secretary has produced a new cleaning roster for the Church over the remainder of the year.From the entry roster
• The new boss would like to keep the present secretary on.From the entry keep on
• The secretary didn't work out, so her boss told her she was being let go.From the entry let go
• His secretaryship was marred by accusations of corruption, but the next secretary of state was called incompetent.From the entry secretaryship
• The prime minister asked the home secretary to keep a close watch on the flooding situation.From the entry keep a close watch
• I sent an email to the school secretary, only to receive an auto-reply.From the entry auto-reply
• Ever since the secretary left, the letters in my inbox have started to build up.From the entry build up
• On my first day at work, the secretary walked me through the process of using the photocopier.From the entry walk through
• I went into his office and found him having it away with his secretary.From the entry have it away
• A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand.From the entry knowledge
• My husband cheated on me with his secretary.From the entry cheat
• His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.From the entry stall
• I insist that my secretary dresses nicely.From the entry insist
• I insist that my secretary dress nicely.From the entry insist
• My new secretary is a dizzy blonde.From the entry dizzy
• Filling out the form under the direction of a lawyer is a ministerial task performed by a legal secretary.From the entry ministerial
• The chief accountant has run off with his secretary!From the entry run off with
• Rumor has it that he's messing around with his secretary.From the entry mess around
• The secretary offered a typing and copying service for theses, with the option of binding as an add on.From the entry add on
• All job applications pass through the hands of my secretary.From the entry pass through the hands
• The newly appointed parliamentary under secretary answered questions regarding the new infrastructure policy in the House of Commons.From the entry parliamentary under secretary
• Noem, the homeland security secretary, knew that a reshuffle in Minneapolis was bad news for her.2026 January 28, “Nervous Allies and Fox News: How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis”, in The New York Times, New York…. From the entry reshuffle
• Long has already been fired after clashing with the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent.2025 August 25, Robert Reich, “Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Aug…. From the entry Scott
• “Hamilton,” a biomusical about America’s first treasury secretary, was the biggest Broadway hit in years.2025 March 5, Michael Paulson, “‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry biomusical
• Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. transportation secretary, said that the rerouting would affect the national supply chain.2024 March 26, Neal E. Boudette, “Automakers Are Rerouting Car Shipments Away From Baltimore”, in The New York Times. From the entry reroute
• This news is a “code red for humanity,” said the United Nations secretary general.2021 August 19, Greta Thunberg, Adriana Calderón, Farzana Faruk Jhumu, Eric Njuguna, quoting António Guterres, “This Is the World Being…. From the entry code red
• "The President never downplayed the virus," according to press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.2021, Charles Finch, What Just Happened: Notes on a Long Year, page 184. From the entry we have always been at war with Eastasia

Meaning of secretary

1. noun A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
2. noun The head of a department of government.
3. noun A managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations.

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How do you use secretary in a sentence?

Secretary is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I have a personal secretary to help me organize my clients.”

What is a short sentence with secretary?

“She's the secretary (laugh track).”

What does secretary mean?

Secretary means a person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.