press conference

noun

|Updated on: 4 Jul 2018

Examples: press conference in a Sentence

Definition of press conference

: an interview or announcement given by a public figure to the press by appointment

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Examples of press conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a press conference later today.

Recent Examples of press conference from the Web

Think back to Brett Brown’s May 11 press conference at the 76ers’ facility in Camden.

— keith pompey, Philly.com, "Sixers want a LeBron James, Paul George-caliber star, but will they want the Sixers?," 30 June 2018
Sweetest Little White Tee: Hailee Steinfeld At the Isle of MTV press conference in Malta.

— aubri juhasz, The Cut, "The Best-est Party Looks of the Week," 29 June 2018
Segway plans a press conference for the new e-skate in July, so more information can be expected soon.

— lisa marie segarra, Fortune, "Segway is Coming Out With Motorized, Self-Balancing E-Skates," 29 June 2018
In August, at another press conference, Reed reversed his position, saying that the city had hired a former U.S. Attorney to lead a team conducting an internal review to root out corruption.

— stephen deere, ajc, "Atlanta’s legal bills related to corruption probe top $7.5M, AJC finds," 28 June 2018
Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub is expected to provide more information on the investigation at a press conference at 3:30 p.m. ET, according to police.

— travis fedschun, Fox News, "Pennsylvania homes raided in investigation into mystery explosions," 28 June 2018
Holding a press conference at the SEIU union office in Baltimore, Jealous on Wednesday compared his victory over five other competitive Democratic primary campaigns as climbing the second-highest mountain in the world.

— luke broadwater, baltimoresun.com, "'Bring it on, Larry Hogan': Ben Jealous predicts victory in Maryland governor's race," 27 June 2018
Other prominent leaders of color joined yesterday’s press conference.

— Essence.com, "Black Leaders Blast Trump Administration For Detaining Children Of Immigrants And Demand End To Policy," 20 June 2018
Homeland Security @SecNielsen did a fabulous job yesterday at the press conference explaining security at the border and for our country, while at the same time recommending changes to obsolete & nasty laws, which force family separation.

— margaret hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, "Protesters Crash Kirstjen Nielsen’s Dinner at a Mexican Restaurant," 20 June 2018

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