dean

Example Sentences

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And much of the burden fell on Meenakshi Parikh, the dean, who had to keep the medical college functioning even as it grappled with overwhelming grief.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Barry understood what made comedy function better than anyone I know,” Stephen Galloway, the dean of Dodge College, told The Times in an emailed statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Greg’s class, “The Art of the Page Turner,” fell into his lap, and so did Dylan’s role as interim dean of faculty.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

“I have presided over 28 commencements as a president and dean, and those ceremonies are about celebrating the graduates and their supporters,” Schapiro wrote in a letter declining the speech.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Oppie judged that Ernest would never have the freedom there that he had at Berkeley, and he guessed that his friend would find the duties of a dean burdensome.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik