captain's chair

Example Sentences

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The moment prime ministers take their seat in the captain’s chair, time is running out.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

We hear about who served under whom, granting legitimacy to the likes of, say, Christopher Pike to claim the captain's chair long before Anson Mount made us ecstatic to see that happen.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2024

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has acknowledged that the carrier's pilots are shunning promotion to the captain's chair, hurting its flight capacity in the fourth quarter, confirming what Reuters reported earlier this week.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

In her captain’s chair overlooking Seattle’s Fishermen’s Terminal, Peterson was studying the tides and her logbooks.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021

As I seated myself in the captain’s chair, I spotted a silver control bracelet in a clear case on the wall.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline