How to Use executive in a Sentence

executive

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of executivenext
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  • She has good executive skills.
  • He has an executive position in the company.
  • In the U.S., the President is the head of the executive branch of government.
  • Wilson has signed back onto the project as an executive producer and guest singer on one of the tracks.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Prime Video has given the green light to a thriller series that counts James Wan as one of its executive producers.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023
  • On this tense morning Zoom call, our executive team aligned on a plan and jumped into action.
    — Ann Roberts, Fortune, 16 May 2023
  • How and when did Dev Patel and Mindy Kaling come on board as executive producers?
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
  • James served as an executive producer and script advisor on the project.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Linking up with Hit-Boy, who served as the project’s executive producer, changed the narrative on the New York rapper’s career.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Lead actor and executive producer on the show David Oyelowo has held a deep interest in this character for a long time, working to get this story off the ground for eight years.
    — Anhar Karim, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Outsized executive paydays have been an issue in the corporate world for decades.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • Devil on My Doorstep allowed Dewan and Kazee to pull double duty, serving as executive producers and the film's stars.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Not at all, said Lon Rosen, the Dodgers’ executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • Cootie, our large earth-sign hero, is played by Emmy winner Jharrel Jerome, who is also an executive producer of the seven-episode series.
    — Vulture, 30 May 2023
  • According to Vogue Business, Rihanna will continue to serve in a leadership role as executive chair of the brand.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2023
  • Doyle will transition to the role of executive director of finance, until his retirement in March 2024.
    — Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Larson, who was an executive producer on the series, previously won a Golden Globe in 2016 for her portrayal of Ma in the drama thriller Room.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Critics of Chevron argue that the approach puts too much power in the hands of executive branch agencies, and that courts are abdicating their authority to interpret the law.
    — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • On Tuesday, the European Union’s executive arm put forward a proposal for a support package of up to €50 billion ($55 billion) for Ukraine.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 21 June 2023
  • Once all that data is collated, Morais says, Ally’s executive team has a quarterly review of its customer satisfaction to help keep the bank on course.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The company saw a high rate of employee turnover in earlier years, especially in its executive ranks.
    — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • Suzy was also an executive producer on 2023's Junk, an Italian docu-series that addresses the impact of fast fashion.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • And this is about sort of administration – when, when the Department of Justice on behalf of an executive branch is looking for emergency relief.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 28 May 2023
  • One promising sign for fans is that Eiichiro Oda, creator of the original manga, is an executive producer on the adaptation.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 28 July 2023
  • Additionally, Fincher was an executive producer for the streamer’s thriller series Mindhunter, which launched the first of its two seasons in 2017.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
  • With a lineup of executive producers that reads like a who’s who of hip-hop royalty, fans can expect nothing short of an epic experience when the album drops on November 24.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The Contemporary candidate with the top credentials as a player is executive White.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The upgrades will result in much sharper images, said Patrick Goss, district executive director.
    — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
  • This film is independent of another project about Madden's life that is reportedly in the works with Tom Brady as executive producer.
    — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • Goldberg served as an executive producer while the six-episode series largely centered around Alex, her family, friends and business ventures.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
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executive

2 of 2 noun
  • The television network's executives decided not to air the controversial show.
  • The President is the chief executive of the U.S.
  • Many of the top executives and leaders in the area have been through the class.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 18 July 2023
  • Who decided to take his wife from him one day and reassign her to serve as the wife of an executive in Rome?
    — Matthew Jordan, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Some went to the fund’s lenders, and billions were spent on sponsorships, commercials and loans to top executives.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And in the mind of electricity executives, that was all that mattered.
    — TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Agard is leaving the Senate to run for Dane County executive.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024
  • And the 99 Ranch store is in the final stages of city inspections, said marketing executive Emily Huang.
    — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • That means Walgreens’ top two jobs will be held by executives with the interim title.
    — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the buzziest space cleanup ventures were founded by former SpaceX and Boeing executives.
    — Matthew King, The New Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • For executives and board members, ethics are no longer a laughing matter.
    — Ann Skeet, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • As a stay-at-home dad, Scott spent his days shuttling Scottie to golf practice and tournaments while Diane worked as an executive at a law firm.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Soon enough, a steady stream of influencers (executives in crisp shirts, fashion types in the latest Gucci) started to saunter in, and the restaurant was just as humming as the party boats.
    — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The musician criticized the press and music executives for their response to O’Connor’s death.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
  • Walgreens executives are going back to the office, where the pressure is on to cut costs and improve profitability.
    — Joseph Walker, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The cuts, which could be announced as soon as Wednesday, come amid concerns over losses at Twitch and after several top executives left the company in the span of a few months.
    — Cecilia D'anastasio, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The suit against Simmons filed on Tuesday accused the music mogul of raping a former Def Jam senior music executive at his apartment in the 1990s.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Hagar Ben-Asher will direct and executive produce the first episode.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Her father was a producer and CBS executive, and her mother was an actress.
    — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
  • Lewis, who is based in the Bahamas, used his yacht as a part-time home, welcoming guests like athletes and biotech executives, along with his employees and personal friends.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 July 2023
  • Last week, an Apple executive who helped jump-start the Apple car project left for the electric-car company Rivian.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The show is hosted and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 17 May 2023
  • Brawner has used safety skiffs for work on bridges in the past, according to a deposition of a company executive that was part of a 2011 lawsuit.
    — Jake Offenhartz and Claudia Lauer, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Prime Video is bullish about the large, diverse and volatile Asian streaming market, driven by growth in India and Japan, the streamer’s top executives responsible for the region have said.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Soon after, plagued by scandals that ranged from transphobic comments made by its former executive Ed Razek to the lack of plus-size models featured, the show was cancelled.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Sep. 2023
  • But for an executive, an almost three-decade commitment to the same company says something.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Never mind that, unlike many of her predecessors and other male executives, Beilock lacks the advantage of having a stay-at-home spouse.
    — Olivia Gentile, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
  • One was filed by a former executive, who claims that his Brandy Melville store in Toronto was shut down by the company because its clientele was mostly people of color.
    — Cady Lang, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The former first couple executive produced the film under their Higher Ground banner and are among the high-profile families who summer on the Vineyard.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Schuon has a long history as a content executive in cable TV, media and music.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024

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