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

"Can that chap sit, do we think?" asks Dr Raj Paw, a senior consultant in the emergency department at Warwick Hospital.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

Nat saw the man with her then—a tall, handsome chap, with dark hair sweeping back in a widow’s peak and smiling dark eyes.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham