bring before
phrasal verb
brought before; bringing before; brings before
formal
: to cause (someone or something) to come to (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment
He was brought (up) before the judge on a charge of obstructing justice.
The case was finally brought before the Supreme Court.
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The tariff issue was then brought before the Supreme Court, leading to its latest decision.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2026
The film reveals racial inequities, too, as suspects who are preponderantly not white are brought before prosecutors who almost uniformly are.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
The nine have been formally charged and brought before investigating judges.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
All six were brought before a judge in Istanbul, who ordered them held in pretrial detention on charges of political and military espionage.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2026
The film reveals racial inequities, too, as suspects who are preponderantly not white are brought before prosecutors who almost uniformly are.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
The nine have been formally charged and brought before investigating judges.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
All six were brought before a judge in Istanbul, who ordered them held in pretrial detention on charges of political and military espionage.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bring before
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“Bring before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20before. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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