news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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The brothers had made the hike together several times before, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said during a news conference on Monday. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 The preliminary findings are set to be made public during a news conference held at the annual NAACP National Convention in Chicago, according to the civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family. ABC News, 21 July 2026 But Mexico’s health secretary, David Kershenobich, said Tuesday at a news conference that the country’s own investigation had not found evidence that the outbreak originated there. Aria Bendix, NBC news, 21 July 2026 Scaloni, meanwhile, left a news conference after the game in tears amid speculation over his future at the helm of the team, per the BBC. Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 July 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 2 Aug. 2026.

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