in charge of
idiom
: having control of or responsibility for (something)
She is in charge of hiring new employees.
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Daniel Thioune, the former Hamburg and Fortuna Dusseldorf head coach, is now in charge of Bremen, but there was no immediate bounce; Thioune and his new side sit in the relegation play-off place.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
But Winter will be part of the Super Bowl spectacle for his 30th straight year this year, not in uniform but as the guy in charge of the celebratory confetti after the game ends.
—Donna Gordon Blankinship, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Prescott’s investigation found that Stakley, the sole person in charge of female prisoners at the time, was at the tail end of a double shift when Insogna was found motionless in her cell, the report said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Our colleague Spencer Kornhaber wrote a really good piece about this recently and about how Trump is desperate to control culture, to put his stamp on it, to have his word be law, and to be in charge of what happens.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
But Winter will be part of the Super Bowl spectacle for his 30th straight year this year, not in uniform but as the guy in charge of the celebratory confetti after the game ends.
—Donna Gordon Blankinship, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Prescott’s investigation found that Stakley, the sole person in charge of female prisoners at the time, was at the tail end of a double shift when Insogna was found motionless in her cell, the report said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Our colleague Spencer Kornhaber wrote a really good piece about this recently and about how Trump is desperate to control culture, to put his stamp on it, to have his word be law, and to be in charge of what happens.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in charge of
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“In charge of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20charge%20of. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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