How to Use councilwoman in a Sentence

councilwoman

noun
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  • The councilwoman also asked for a report on civilian injuries and an explanation as to why journalists were targeted by police.
    — Conrad Swanson, The Denver Post, 2 June 2020
  • The councilwoman acknowledged at Tuesday’s meeting that the city lacks a large enough lot to accommodate all RV dwellers.
    — Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 12 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her mother was the city's first Black city councilwoman.
    — Lisa Mascaro, ajc, 17 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Miami Herald broke the news of the councilwoman’s arrest on Thursday.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024
  • Walters, a Summit County councilwoman, is the first woman to be elected chair of the state party.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2021
  • The councilwoman did not respond to an email this week asking about the restraining order.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Some Democrats have also called on the councilwoman to resign if she is convicted.
    — Tobi Raji, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Fletcher, who was president-elect of the student body at the time, got into a heated exchange with the councilwoman.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The move comes after the two-term councilwoman secured the most votes in last year’s municipal election.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Odette Ramos, councilwoman for the 14th District, which includes Abell, said the woman has been released from the hospital and is doing fine, but the two men are still in the hospital.
    — Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2022
  • Archer said the councilwoman’s chances of winning reelection were slim.
    — Brian Chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2021
  • His wife has been serving her first term as a borough councilwoman since last year, NJ 101.5 reported.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
  • The North Baltimore councilwoman summoned the media to City Hall for a news conference to urge the mayor to give some homeowners a reprieve from the sale.
    — Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • One of those who was upset was Nann Worrel, a city councilwoman now challenging Beerman to be the next mayor of the upscale resort town.
    — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Heller's death came exactly one week after Eunice Dwumfour, a borough councilwoman in Sayreville was shot to death in a car parked outside of her home on the evening of Feb. 1.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Jesse Zwick, a spokesman for Raman, has argued in recent months that the councilwoman’s stance will spur the construction of more affordable housing.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2021
  • Jazzmin Cobble, a former city councilwoman for the fledgling city, was sworn in as Stonecrest's second mayor on June 17, according to the city’s website.
    — Jared Weber, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022
  • Paramedics from the city’s Fire Department responded last week to Rodriguez’s fourth-floor office, where the councilwoman had fallen to the floor while suffering a seizure.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022

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