How to Use crew chief in a Sentence

crew chief

noun
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  • The crew chief said his officials heard nothing racist during the game.
    — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2019
  • That pit call haunted Busch and his crew chief all week, but a late call for four tires gave the No.
    — Gary B. Graves, orlandosentinel.com, 14 July 2019
  • Soto nearly robbed it in left, and a crew chief review had to confirm the ball cleanly went over the fence.
    — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 18 July 2019
  • The crew chief review determined that Mark Canha had to go back to third base.
    — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 23 July 2019
  • Diaz was tossed by crew chief Vic Carapazza before throwing a pitch in the ninth inning.
    — Abbey Mastrocco, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
  • The rookie slugger narrowly missed a grand slam down the right field line when a crew chief review determined the ball sliced just foul, upholding the initial call on the field.
    — Kollin Miller, courant.com, 18 Aug. 2019
  • The ball left the yard but was ruled foul, a decision that was confirmed after a crew chief review by Mark Carlson, averting what could have been a three-run homer and a 5-0 lead.
    — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Bell argued with Torres for more than 20 seconds before he was ejected with crew chief Angel Hernandez standing nearby.
    — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 19 July 2019
  • The crew chief’s last name and first initial goes in that place.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2020
  • Are the one-day shows forcing you to grow as a team with the new crew chief and crew?
    — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 26 June 2020
  • All of those coming with crew chief Chad Knaus on top of the pit box.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • After the game, crew chief Sean Wright explained the call.
    — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Melvin emerged from the dugout to talk with home plate umpire Greg Gibson, the crew chief.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The victory, the 58th of Busch’s career, is the first in the series for crew chief Ben Beshore.
    — Kelly Crandall, USA TODAY, 2 May 2021
  • On the track, Truex, the 2017 Cup champion, won for the first time with new crew chief Jason Small.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 11 June 2020
  • Lane was the crew chief for the Funny Car driven by Cruz Pedregon.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Hamlin got a new pit crew and crew chief in Chris Gabehart to help lead him to a six-win season.
    — Jenna Fryer, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Much of the night, Johnson stayed a step ahead of Byron and former crew chief Chad Knaus.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Tom Palmer, Henry's dad, served as crew chief on the boat that followed the swimmer.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2020
  • Rice signed on to be the No. 11 car’s crew chief and the team’s general manager.
    — Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Its crew chief was killed and the others captured after a firefight on the beach.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Each crew consisted of two pilots, a medic and a crew chief.
    — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Dan Iassogna and Jim Reynolds also were made crew chiefs.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Feb. 2020
  • Found more success as a crew chief, winning the 2003 Cup title with Matt Kenseth.
    — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2021
  • That’s when Creed’s crew chief, Jeff Stankiewicz, called for a pit stop to change tires, figuring the team had nothing to lose.
    — Jose M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2020
  • But last season, Truex stumbled in the first season he was paired with crew chief James Small.
    — Dan Gelston, ajc, 4 Nov. 2021
  • With 50 laps to go, crew chief Adam Stevens called to Bell reminding him not to burn himself out.
    — Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022
  • Here’s the way Wednesday night’s crew chief, Sean Wright, explained the referees’ side of the story.
    — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Black Hawks are flown by three-person crews — pilot, co-pilot and a crew chief.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020
  • In a postgame pool report, crew chief Marc Davis said the officials weren’t initially aware of where the heat pack came from.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2024

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