How to Use appoint in a Sentence

appoint

verb
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  • Every year, the group appoints three new members.
  • After his parents died, the boy's uncle was appointed as his guardian.
  • She was appointed professor of chemistry at the university.
  • Even if the ministry has objections, the judges can send the candidate’s name back, and the ministry must appoint them.
    — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Garland was not required by regulation or law to appoint a special counsel, however.
    — Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Most regions and villages in Ghana appoint a Queen Mother from the royal family.
    — Christa Eduafo, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2023
  • His victory should give him scope to appoint allies to key posts and ensure his administration acts more decisively.
    — Amogelang Mbatha, Bloomberg.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the two candidates who were appointed to the board earlier this year after two members were recalled in the primary elections, are on track to retain their seats.
    — Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Under the ethics legislation, the attorney general could ask a three-judge panel to appoint an independent counsel.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But those grown-ups are gone, and the president-elect looks likely to appoint sycophants and conspiracy theorists to top foreign policy positions.
    — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The Reagan Justice Department declined calls by the committee to appoint a special counsel in that matter.
    — Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Lewis has served as county recorder since 2022, when she was appointed by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This is the first time since the 1950s the post will be elected, not appointed.
    — Sommer Brugal, Axios, 31 July 2024
  • The 160 deputies who will be elected in June also will appoint judges and magistrates to the Supreme Court of Justice.
    — Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • Removal would give Democrats trio on bench If the justices are removed, Hobbs would appoint three people to the court in her first term.
    — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • He has been appointed two attorneys by the court and pleaded not guilty.
    — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The board settled into factions, and couldn’t break its 3-3 tie to appoint a new trustee to fill a vacancy.
    — Henry Krausse, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Of the seven justices on the state's Supreme Court, five were appointed by DeSantis.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Trump Media seeks to make the co-founders forfeit their stake in the company and to take away their ability to appoint members to the board.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • He was first appointed assistant to Hamas’s founder, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, in 1997.
    — Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • At that point, Macron could reappoint Borne or appoint a new prime minister.
    — Roger Cohen, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • At that point, Mr. Macron could reappoint Ms. Borne or appoint a new prime minister.
    — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • One of the main points of contention is the ruling coalition’s push for more power in appointing judges, including to the Supreme Court.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Cheatle was appointed to the post by President Joe Biden in 2022.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 July 2024
  • They were abetted by the Latin churchmen who forged the Donation of Constantine as the pope’s license to appoint a king of the Romans.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Eighty-three of the 132 cardinal leaders that would be tasked with electing the next pope were appointed by Pope Francis.
    — William Skipworth, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Each will serve four years on a staggered basis, with terms expiring June 30 on the year they are appointed.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Mohamed’s first mission was appointing a head coach, and his choice fell on Dimitri Lipoff.
    — Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Reyes, who was appointed to the bench in February, set his sentencing for Aug. 30.
    — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Early in his term, Biden appointed a commission to study possible changes to the court.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023

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