How to Use dean in a Sentence

dean

noun

• She's the dean of the university's business school.
• Young, who served as the dean of the House, died on March 19 at the age of 88.
  — Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022
• In both the book and the movie, Bellini and the dean are friends and allies.
  — Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
• The letter was sent to more than 20 top law school deans.
  — Erin Mulvaney, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
• The two women complained to Cole, then the dean of the music school, the next day.
  — Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
• Holt became a gym teacher, then a dean at high schools in Harlem and the Bronx.
  — Eileen Markey, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2022
• He was known as the dean of the House for his seniority.
  — Fox News, 3 Apr. 2022
• Among them was director Alexander Mackendrick, the dean of the film school at the time.
  — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
• However, the dean abuses the substance as a drug, rather than to treat pain.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• And the dean of students, who was in that meeting as well, concluded that the boy did not present a threat to the school.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
• Nesbitt has been the interim dean since the end of the spring semester.
  — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 16 Aug. 2023
• The dean’s list is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded.
  — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2021
• From there, the cathedral’s dean will lead them on an exclusive tour of the building.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
• The plans haven’t been scrapped, but Bill Briggs, the dean of academic affairs, talks about them in the past tense.
  — Matt Krupnick, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2024
• Danielle Lauria joined the college as the new dean of nursing, health and wellness.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
• Shapiro cannot file a grievance against the dean because he has not been punished.
  — John Hasnas, National Review, 16 Feb. 2022
• During the 10-minute service, the cathedral’s dean, the sub-dean, and the reverend canon led prayers for the royal couple.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
• Pat Adams was named to the dean’s list at Emerson College (Boston).
  — cleveland, 18 Feb. 2022
• Whitmire assumed office in 1983 and is serving as the dean of the Texas Senate.
  — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
• The student then assaulted the dean, the police spokesperson said.
  — Jacob Factor, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2024
• The dean of Yale Law School said the student protest did not violate the school’s free speech policy.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Apr. 2022
• One playoff game, the arena was so packed, the dean of students turned away MC Hammer and his entourage at the door.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
• The school connects students to the counseling and health centers or to the care team run by the dean of students office.
  — oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2022
• The idea of a pro wrestling school with Andre Chase as the dean is a goofy idea and may not fit in alongside more serious stables.
  — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
• There is also the Bill Belichick factor, the dean of all coaches still calling the shots in New England.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2023
• She was promoted to dean in July 2003, the first woman to hold the position.
  — Zach Everson, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• On her way to jail, Iqbal received an e-mail from a dean, written in brusque bureaucratese.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
• The same day, the dean of the law school, Troy A. McKenzie, repudiated the student’s remarks.
  — Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• The Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham today named its new dean, but didn’t have to venture far to find him.
  — al, 26 May 2022
• The week before the big dance, Vivian was in biology class dissecting a pig when the dean called her out of class.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023

Last Updated: 21 Mar 2025