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How to use superintendent in a sentence

24 example sentences · noun, adjective

Superintendent means a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something. Example: ““No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere.”

Examples of superintendent by meaning

nounA police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.

  • “No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere.1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, in Well Tackled!

More sentences with superintendent

  • The superintendent pianoed his fingers on the surface of a nearby desk.2020, Simon Lelic, The Search Party. From the entry piano
  • Forgione is now school superintendent in Austin, Texas, deep in the heart of Bushland.2000 April 13, Robert Holland, “Ripples in the testing pool”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company…. From the entry bushland
  • School superintendents, principals, and teachers are currently credentialed only by the state.1997, Paul Thomas Hill et al., Reinventing Public Education, →ISBN, page 138. From the entry credential
  • Superintendent, I was just, uh, stretching my calves on the windowsill.1996 April 14, Bill Oakley, “22 Short Films About Springfield” (00:49 from the start), in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 21, spoken by…. From the entry isometric
  • The stevedore superintendent and hatch foreman occupy strategic positions from a safety viewpoint.1956, Maritime Cargo Transportation Conference (U.S.), “The Longshore Industry and Its Hazards”, in Longshore Safety Survey: A Survey of…. From the entry stevedore
  • Answer—Ask the superintendent of schools whether he has a part-time system.1927 October 10, Arthur Dean, “Your Boy and Your Girl”, in The Washington Post, number 18,743, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Co.…. From the entry two birds—one stone
  • Lidia Hunt, the district superintendent of the cradle roll department, visited the Hyde Park A.1914 March 7, L. W. Washington, “The Hyde Park News”, in Julius F. Taylor, editor, The Broad Ax, volume XIX, number 24, Chicago, Ill.…. From the entry adviseress
  • The spellmaster was Beaumont superintendent Maureen Latham, who who read the words and used them in sentences for the contestants.2014 January 31, Julie Farren, “Beaumont Unified holds annual Spelling Bee”, in Record Gazette, page 18, column 1. From the entry spellmaster
  • Strang was the superintendent of the Home Missionary Work.2011, Keith Earnest Andersen, The Last of the Pioneers, page 92. From the entry ride the circuit
  • McBean and superintendents Hare and Nicolson amaze the 16-year-old, who has little experience with the wealthy privileged class.2010, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Peter Carey: A Literary Companion, page 233. From the entry squatter
  • In autumn or spring, superintendents sometimes suspect that yellow tuft (Sclerophthora macrospora) or yellow patch (Rhizoctonia cerealis) diseases are the problem.2002, Peter H. Dernoeden, Creeping Bentgrass Management: Summer Stresses, Weeds and Selected Maladies, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley &…. From the entry yellow patch
  • Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers.1996 April 14, Bill Oakley, “22 Short Films About Springfield”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 21, spoken by Superintendent Chalmers…. From the entry mouthwatering
  • Superintendent Butler said that after he had been questioned at Cannon Row police station Wilson said, "You obviously know a lot.1964, John Gosling, Dennis Craig, The Great Train Robbery, page 42. From the entry ricket
  • For example: the plant manager, the personnel director, and the superintendent may employ rôle playing in preparing for a union negotiation.1959, F. Alexander Magoun, “Teaching and Learning”, in The Teaching of Human Relations by the Case Demonstration Method, Boston, Mass.…. From the entry rôle playing
  • Notice was sent the Kwangtung governor general and governor and the Canton customs superintendent to prohibit this entirely.1953 [1859 November 9], Earl Swisher, “Ward and Ho Kuei-ch'ing at Shanghai, 1859. (Documents 477-494)”, in China's Management of the…. From the entry Ch'ao-chou
  • But the ordinator is not consecrated—that is not a Danish custom—his office resembling that of the superintendents in Germany.1917 January 13, R. Andersen, “Short History of the Danish Reformation”, in The Living Church, volume 56, page 361. From the entry ordinator
  • The superintendent stated that he had tried it, or examined it, the day before and could not budge or feeze it.1904, Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme court of the state of Kansas, page 511. From the entry feeze
  • During a recent burglary epidemic a police superintendent one night made a tour of inspection through the burglarised district.1903 March 31, “From Day To Day”, in The Express and Telegraph, Adelaide, page 1. From the entry burglarize
  • The superintendent at Exeter reported the next morning that someone was playing tricks with the instruments, and would not let them work."2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30. From the entry clear
  • The assistant mine captains then reported to the mine captain in charge of all underground operations and subordinate only to the superintendent himself.1990, Marshall C. Eakin, A British Enterprise in Brazil. From the entry captain
  • The former superintendent of Joshua Tree national park has said it could take hundreds of years to recover from damage caused by visitors during the longest-ever government shutdown.2019 January 29, Ashley Boucher, “Joshua Tree national park ‘may take 300 years to recover’ from shutdown”, in The Guardian. From the entry government shutdown
  • But as superintendent in charge of external relationships for the RCMP — image polisher and flak catcher — Edwards had learned to become patient and thick of skin.2006, William Deverell, High Crimes. From the entry flak catcher
  • Miss Hulda Coleman, the county school superintendent, said the parents of the children had agreed to enter them on the second rather than the first day of classes.1965 August 31, Gene Roberts, “Mass Integration Is Quiet in South […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry Hulda

Meaning of superintendent

  1. noun A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
  2. noun A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
  3. noun The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same.

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Questions about superintendent in a sentence

How do you use superintendent in a sentence?
Superintendent is used as a noun and adjective. For example: ““No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere.”
What is a short sentence with superintendent?
“Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers.”
What does superintendent mean?
Superintendent means a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.

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