Used in a Sentence

superintendent

How to use superintendent in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for superintendent.

Editorial note

Kudos to the superintendent for doing his job.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a person who directs and manages an organization

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of superintendent gathered in one view.

noun

a person who directs and manages an organization

noun

a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for superintendent.

noun

a person who directs and manages an organization

noun

a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

Example sentences

1

Kudos to the superintendent for doing his job.

2

My first job with a steady paycheck was being an assistant superintendent at a condo.

3

I think the superintendent's letter qualifies as something of a clever hack.

4

My construction site superintendent step dad moves to an iPhone because it worked better than his BlackBerry.

5

I'm not arguing that this is a morally correct thing to do, just that it makes good financial sense from the superintendent's perspective.

6

The difference is that if you forget your key, you know that you forgot your key, and you have to actively call the superintendent to have them "save your bacon.

7

The district was just about to go with openoffice, but for no clear reason at the last minute the superintendent made a unilateral decision to go with MSOffice.

8

The experiment even affected Zimbardo himself, who, in his role as the superintendent, permitted the abuse to continue.

9

Attacking a few teachers, clerks, etc. is much safer politically than asking exactly why the superintendent or CEO doesn't seem to care about efficiency absent a crisis.

10

I was given a specific script of questions to ask back in the 1990s when I was a community volunteer for my local public school district, doing reference checks on superintendent candidates.

11

My parents had a series of meetings with the school board and various people at the school district, and at the end of the school year the principal was "promoted" to a dead-end administrative job at the superintendent's office.

12

How about this?each Licensee must obtain the superintendent’s prior written approval for any plan or proposal to introduce or offer a new product, service, or activity, or to make a material change to an existing product, service, or activity

13

The organization, which happens to be my friendly local public school district, has for more than a decade checked out candidates to be district superintendent by having resume-checkers telephone the references listed on the candidates' applications.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use superintendent in a sentence?

Kudos to the superintendent for doing his job.

What does superintendent mean?

a person who directs and manages an organization

What part of speech is superintendent?

superintendent is commonly used as noun.