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Example sentences for: incumbent

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

In 1962 he had become the leader of the Illinois delegation by virtue of seniority, and Daley decided it was time for him to run for the Senate, in a kamikaze challenge to the Republican incumbent, Everett Dirksen.
The rain ought to help incumbent Sen.
And yes, the incumbent party deserves credit.
Like Volcker, Greenspan was a fierce enemy of inflation who wouldn't prime the pump before an election to help the incumbent (though that didn't stop the Bushies from prodding Greenspan to loosen up).
By the same token, when people address the chair , they address the office, whoever might hold it, and not the incumbent individual.