swear in

verb

swore in; sworn in; swearing in; swears in

transitive verb

: to induct into office by administration of an oath

Examples of swear in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The jurors then filed in one by one, standing an arm’s length from the defendant as they were sworn in and spoke with the judge. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Telle was sworn in as the assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works in August 2025. — Emily Chang, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Russ was in his 16th week of training and would have been sworn in around the holidays, Atlanta police Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters at an afternoon news conference. — Vanessa McCray, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Following the capture of Madura, who was widely labeled a dictator, Delcy Rodríguez, the country’s vice president under him, was sworn in as Venezuela's new interim president. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for swear in

• charon
• herren
• karen
• marron
• perron
• terran
• acheron
• operon
• percheron
• polaron
• lactoferrin

Kids Definition

swear in

verb

: to place into office by the giving of an oath

Legal Definition

swear in

transitive verb

: to induct into office by administration of an oath