press conference
noun
: an interview or announcement given by a public figure to the press by appointment
Examples of press conference in a Sentence
The President will hold a press conference later today.
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said during a press conference on Friday that some of the people arrested at the facility had crossed the border illegally and overstayed visas.
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Ted Hesson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Hours later, Pritzker fired back at Trump in a press conference.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba listens as Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino (not pictured) delivers a speech during their joint press conference after their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on September 5, 2025.
—April Roach, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Psillakis disappeared under the water with his surfboard and lost several limbs in the attack, New South Wales (NSW) Police Inspector Stuart Thomson told reporters at a press conference on Saturday.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Ted Hesson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Hours later, Pritzker fired back at Trump in a press conference.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba listens as Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino (not pictured) delivers a speech during their joint press conference after their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on September 5, 2025.
—April Roach, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Psillakis disappeared under the water with his surfboard and lost several limbs in the attack, New South Wales (NSW) Police Inspector Stuart Thomson told reporters at a press conference on Saturday.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Press conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20conference. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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