news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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Rajaković wore a Toronto Blue Jays hat to his pre-game news conference. Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 During a Thursday news conference, nursing assistant Josephine Rios, said the Medi-Cal funding cuts will threaten her grandson Elijah’s care. Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025 On Thursday, the city's outgoing mayor, Eric Adams, endorsed Cuomo at a news conference where Cuomo was questioned about the radio show exchange. Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 In the Dominican Republic, at least one person has died and more than 1,000 people have evacuated or been displaced as a result of Melissa’s flooding rain, emergency operations officials said at a Friday news conference. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 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 26 Oct. 2025.

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