news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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For six days after the season ended, Minasian did not hold a news conference. Sam Blum, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025 In his postgame news conference, McVay appeared to agree with the criticism. Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 The truck was stolen, and the fatal shot was fired as the teenager was engaged in a gunfight with the vehicle’s owner, Interim Jackson Police Chief Tyree Jones said at a news conference. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025 Griffin and Secretary of State Cole Jester stressed at Thursday's news conference that incidents of voter fraud are rare and that the state's election laws are some of the most robust in the country. Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for news conference

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Oct. 2025.

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