news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a Saturday news conference that other airlines are offering preferential interviews to Spirit staff who have lost their jobs. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 May 2026 Advertisement Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy disputed that Spirit’s closure could be pinned on the Iran war in a news conference Saturday. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 May 2026 At a news conference on Monday announcing Lawhead’s arrest, Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire said his office will file a charge of murder against Lawhead, along with two special circumstance allegations for killing Wanner during the commission of rape and kidnapping. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026 Sheriff Chad Chronister confirmed the identification at a news conference May 1. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for news conference

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of news conference was in 1937

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“News conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20conference. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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