chap

Example Sentences

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As an honest broker from the moderate left, notwithstanding his Trump fixation, Mr. Traub may be the chap to get the message across.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

"We were approached by a chap called Augusto Odone who was the father of Lorenzo, which the product is named after," he recalls.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

But this stammering, rather dull chap doesn’t come across as a genius.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Remembering her stepson as "an amazing chap", Ms Dyche, who lives near Leominster, said: "He only had to walk into the house and it put a smile on my face."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

There’s a new chap at the club named Quinzy who’s itching to meet them, and the fellow’s a judge so it’s plain common sense to throw him a bone, so to speak.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood