Example sentences for: governor

How can you use “governor” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • According to Brownstein, Beatty led the polls in the 1974 race to succeed Reagan as California governor but refused to run.

  • In 1839, the governor of Singapore sent James Brooke (1803–1868) to promote trade links with the Sultan of Brunei.

  • Adjacent King’s Chapel Burial Ground, is the city’s oldest and holds many historical characters: first governor, John Winthrop; William Dawes, who rode with Paul Revere; and Elizabeth Pain, the model for Hawthorne’s Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter.

  • The political races that get most of the ink are Rudolf Giuliani's big win in New York City and Governor Christie Todd Whitman's close call in New Jersey.

  • "The Governor is confident the overwhelming number will."


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