How to Use alderman in a Sentence

alderman

noun

• In the past decade, 35 of the 50 wards have elected a new alderman.
  — John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 22 Oct. 2021
• But the alderman of the ward where the project will be located, Ald.
  — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2022
• Moreno stands in a long line of Chicago alderman who have run afoul of the law.
  — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2021
• The school plan won the backing of the local alderman and some parents.
  — Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2022
• Monday night, the town’s board of aldermen took that step.
  — Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
• Matt Rosek was the lone alderman in favor of going to WCC.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2019
• The alderman, according to court records, was not aware of Wade's scheme.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2020
• Former alderman and playwright Wayne Frank launched the board's Artists of the Year program in 1995.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
• Former alderman and playwright Wayne Frank launched the board's Artists of the Year program in 1995.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2023
• DiFrisco told me Tuesday that the aldermen’s decision is a huge win for the city.
  — John Greenfield, Chicago Reader, 26 June 2018
• The race for the next District 5 alderman in Wauwatosa could be decided by a coin toss.
  — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2022
• Frieders is in his second term as alderman in Yorkville's Third Ward.
  — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 25 Apr. 2018
• The sole alderman who voted for this year's budget, but didn't vote for last year's, was Ald.
  — Emily K. Coleman, Lake County News-Sun, 17 Apr. 2018
• Fredrick Gordon was the alderman in the district when the Young homicide occurred.
  — jsonline.com, 20 Apr. 2022
• Needville Voters were asked to select three candidates in a field of six for alderman in the city.
  — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2018
• Two aldermen voted against the measure — Joel Frieders and Joe Plocher.
  — Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 26 Apr. 2018
• Velez, who has owned her Putnam Street home for more than a decade, led aldermen on tours of the neighborhood.
  — Don Stacom, Courant Community, 20 Apr. 2018
• Six years later, when the ward’s seat on the City Council opened up, Elrod decided the time had come for the 24th to have a Black alderman.
  — Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2021
• As more aldermen fall by the wayside, Marin becomes the prime suspect.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• Marifke is still listed on the city website as the alderman for District 3 as of Oct. 3.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022
• But in all those years no alderman's been exiled from his own brood—until now.
  — Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 24 May 2018
• Jay Stone grew up in the rough-and-tumble world of Chicago ward politics, the son of a longtime city alderman.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 25 May 2022
• Thompson resigned as alderman of the 11th Ward the day after the Feb. 14 verdict, as required by state law.
  — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022
• Sieben was talking to aldermen at a Committee of the Whole meeting this week.
  — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 4 July 2018
• Curtis, a former alderman, is halfway through his term as mayor in the town of 2,511.
  — Katelyn Umholtz, NOLA.com, 30 Dec. 2020
• But threats from the FOP over the cost of battling out the decision in court has led to some aldermen wavering in their support.
  — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
• Paschke first brought up the idea to aldermen last month during a City Council Committee of the Whole meeting.
  — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
• Awsumb told aldermen that one option is to regulate where and when trucks can come to town.
  — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023
• Meanwhile, aldermen regularly clamor for more cameras to be installed as part of a tough-on-crime pitch to constituents — regardless of where cameras may be put to best use.
  — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
• Johnson worked as a staff assistant in the mayor's office and later served as a city alderman before becoming mayor.
  — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024