How to Use mayor in a Sentence

mayor

noun
  • For the first time in 10 years, the city has to choose a new mayor.
    Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The mayor is stepping back and leaving that in the hands of the courts.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The mayor would appoint five of the task force’s members.
    Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 18 June 2023
  • Smith is seeking to make a comeback to the role as mayor.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024
  • Still, the mayor said the damage from this storm turned out to be less than the last one in January.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The mayor’s plan likely will return to the council in some form.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Fortunately, the mayor got to the event and there was no fallout for him, for me or for the city of Jerusalem.
    Frayda Leibtag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Carolyn Webb de Macias is the mayor’s new chief of staff.
    Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The cost to the city is still to be determined, according to the mayor's office.
    Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
  • His first and greatest love, however, is the wife of the mayor of Verrières, Mme.
    J. Michael Lennon, wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • While running for mayor, Bass promised to take the department back up to 9,700.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The mayor has, at times, seemed to acquiesce to the criticism.
    Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • And the liberal mayor of the third-largest city, Chicago, began pleading last month for the White House to step in.
    Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The mayor paid a $250 fine and has been issued a public letter of caution.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2023
  • His father was the town’s mayor and gave Tester his first flattop haircut.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2024
  • The mayor appoints the position, which is confirmed by the City Council.
    Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023
  • Was the corruption within City Hall limited to the mayor, or did the city itself break the rules?
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The first claim was also sent to a member of the mayor’s staff, who confirmed receipt, according to a record of the email reviewed by The Times.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The arrest was part of what appears to have been a dramatic series of events in the mayor's office.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The mayor, Magnus Mæland, appeared, and Sunde handed him the wreath.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • On Saturday, voters in Houston will decide the next mayor of the fourth-largest city in the country.
    Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Deegan will be the first female mayor in Jacksonville history, and will be the first Democrat to hold the post since 2015.
    Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 May 2023
  • The mayor, Abelina López Rodríguez, believes the timeline will be far longer.
    Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Jesse’s like the unofficial mayor of the Lower East Side.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 30 June 2023
  • Health and law enforcement groups have lined up behind the initiative, as have the mayors of the state’s major cities.
    Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Buttigieg, 42, is the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
    Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Jacksonville has only had a Democratic mayor once in the past 30 years.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 17 May 2023
  • Kevin Trager, a spokesman for the mayor, said in a statement May 31 that the city plans to start work on major renovations at the pool by Labor Day.
    Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2023
  • The tiny South Carolina town of McColl, whose entire police force quit earlier this month, was thrust into further turmoil after its mayor was killed during a car crash.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Following certification, the mayor and city council will be sworn in on December 9.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024

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