news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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The shooter fired at a pickup truck outside the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in Wallace before entering the lobby and firing into the station toward the dispatch center, Shoshone County Sheriff William Eddy said at a news conference. Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025 Here’s what Mike McDaniel said during his Friday news conference. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025 At his airport news conference, Song was asked to name the Heroes’ next potential MLB player. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025 Quick rebuild Silverfield told members of the media at his first Arkansas news conference that a slow rebuild is not his agenda. Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 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 1 Jan. 2026.

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