How to Use "Secretary" with Example Sentences

secretary (n): a person who works in an office, usually typing letters, answering phones, and doing basic office tasks; a person in charge of a government department

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Used with adjectives:

"Jim works as a legal secretary."
(legal, medical, personal, private, executive)

"Please call the school secretary."
(school, office)

"She is the Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs."
(Assistant, Deputy, acting, former)

Used with verbs:

"Our secretary resigned yesterday."
(resigned, quit, started, be + hired)

"Jane replaced our last secretary."
(replaced)

"His secretary answered the phone."
(answered)

"The secretary typed up the meeting notes."
(typed up, wrote down)

"Her secretary took the message."
(took, wrote down)

"His secretary schedules all of his appointments."
(schedules, organizes, plans, arranges)

"The President will meet with the Secretary of Defense in the morning."
(meet, talk)

Used with prepositions:

"Tom is the former Secretary of Education."
(of)

"Please schedule an appointment with my secretary."
(with, through)

"The document was typed by the secretary."
(by)