delegate

Example Sentences

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“When you go from assistant coach to head coach, you have to take a few steps back. But you need to make sure you delegate to competent people,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

You hire them to delegate your investment decisions — not to beat market averages.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

I always wanted to bring in people I could trust and who were competent in the responsibilities I would delegate to them.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

"He's taken the off ramp," one stunned Davos delegate said.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

He told me that before his heart attack he had been asked to go as a delegate to the Zionist General Council that was to meet in Palestine during the coming summer.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok