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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"I don't like this Musk chap," says Gloria Jane Martin.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 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

“Look here, Pellinore, you must learn to let bygones be bygones. You will only wear yourself out Why don't you be a brave chap and catch your Beast for instance?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White