How to Use councilwoman in a Sentence

councilwoman

noun

• Armed men gunned the councilwoman down in her car in the center of the city with nine shots—four to the head.
  — Kiratiana Freelon, The Root, 26 Apr. 2018
• The jury found that the councilwoman had pushed the then-72-year-old Brown over a row of chairs.
  — Matier & Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
• His wife, Shirley Doss, was a councilwoman at the time.
  — cleveland.com, 5 July 2019
• The Cincinnati city councilwoman ends up here through no fault of her own.
  — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 12 Jan. 2018
• The councilwoman’s decision to challenge the 67-year-old Costa had been in the works for a while.
  — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, 17 July 2019
• The East End councilwoman orders either the brunette, a hazelnut and caramel mocha, or the blondie, a caramel and vanilla breve.
  — Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 16 July 2024
• As a councilwoman spoke, Opel strode up the aisle, stripped off his jumpsuit, leaped over a rope, and stood next to the stunned police chief, Ed Davis.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• For instance, the city has yet to establish a hot line, the councilwoman said.
  — Emily Alpert Reyes, latimes.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• City councilwoman Dona Brady has challenged the church’s right to act as a shelter.
  — Ginger Christ, cleveland, 20 Dec. 2019
• The, the no harm, no foul, no one would begrudge you, but, but lying about it and trying to, to mislead the county councilwoman.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
• Nothing Brooks has done in her 16 years as a councilwoman outweighs the cost to Oakland.
  — Otis R. Taylor Jr., San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018
• Her mother was the city's first Black city councilwoman.
  — Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 17 Feb. 2022
• Gallant later lost in court, and the councilwoman was cleared of wrong doing.
  — Matier & Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2018
• In late May, two councilwomen offer the Hayes family the floor of the council’s chambers for two hours.
  — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2018
• Karem said four seats at the gala were used by the councilwoman, her son, daughter and nephew and the other seats were occupied by constituents.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2018
• No one voted against the transfers, but councilwoman Ragen Hatcher, D-at large, was not present for the vote.
  — Gregory Tejeda, Post-Tribune, 6 June 2018
• Dwumfour, the 30-year-old Sayreville councilwoman, was found shot to death in her car in the borough in February.
  — Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 2 June 2023
• The councilwoman also voted against a package of pay raises for the LAPD.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
• David’s mother, Janet Smock Roberts, was a city councilwoman there for nearly two decades.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2021
• Lian also served as a city councilwoman in Falls Church, Virginia, on a part-time basis.
  — Audrey Baker, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Aug. 2024
• The first-time candidate was clearly getting the best of the longtime city councilwoman.
  — David Weigel, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
• Huang, a city councilwoman, wants Yorba Linda to stay this way.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2022
• The councilwoman raised one hand to emphasize her point.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2021
• Cockrel, the daughter of former city councilwoman Sheila Cockrel, told her there wasn't a place in the city that specialized in just blowouts.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2017
• The councilwoman has since apologized, but public apologies are a dime a dozen these days.
  — Ana Veciana-Suarez, miamiherald, 9 Apr. 2018
• The councilwoman is serving out her last few days in office after hitting the eight-year term limit.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 8 June 2021
• Kellee: Annise won that campaign and went on to serve Houston for 18 years as a councilwoman, controller, and mayor.
  — Tanner Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2021
• Gideon Cody, then the Marion police chief, obtained search warrants for the Record’s newsroom, as well as the homes of the publisher and a city councilwoman.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
• Maria Pereira, a city councilwoman whose district includes Smith-Fields’ home, said.
  — Celina Tebor, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
• Ferree, the former councilwoman who police investigators suspect had a relationship with Noel, has not been charged with a crime.
  — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024

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