How to Use deposition in a Sentence

deposition

noun
  • She gave a videotaped deposition about what she saw that night.
  • His attorneys took depositions from the witnesses.
  • The rate of deposition changes throughout the year with the seasons.
    Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, 9 July 2018
  • Graham and his lawyers have since fired back and tried to quash the deposition.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Snow deposition above the tent is due to wind transport of snow.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The deposition was to be part of the process leading to the calculation of a damage award.
    Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • She is also supposed to go give her car crash deposition to the lawyer on this day.
    Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
  • The team has asked the state to present a witness for deposition who is most knowledgeable on the subject.
    Dylan Walsh, The Atlantic, 17 June 2017
  • There’s nothing in his deposition that is going to change the truth.
    Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • In his deposition, Cawthorn did not say his friend left him for dead.
    Michael Kranish, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2021
  • From his deposition, these seem to be the only things Cole did change.
    Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com, al, 11 July 2023
  • Garcetti, in his deposition, was asked about the lawsuit.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Physicians have long known that inhaling oils and other lipids can lead to the deposition of oily droplets in the lungs.
    Cosby Stone, The Conversation, 22 Nov. 2019
  • To make their case, both sides have taken depositions for the lawsuit.
    Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 13 June 2019
  • Buchanan had a hard time getting Marlow to show up for a deposition.
    oregonlive, 29 Feb. 2020
  • The court agreed and is now ordering Drake to appear for the deposition later this month.
    Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The former president gave a deposition in that case last year.
    Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The judge may not agree to his request right away, allowing the deposition to move forward.
    Mason Bissada, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Each side would like the other to sit for a deposition at the next hearing, but neither appears to be willing.
    Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2022
  • The final portion of Ryan’s deposition was focused on the cloud.
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 28 June 2023
  • Trump seems pretty fatigued—there have been a lot of depositions.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Although a transcript of the deposition was released by a Kentucky court, the video was not.
    David Armstrong, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The deposition is not complete and will continue at a future date.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Trump did not testify during the trial, but his depositions proved her case all the same.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • All three had clear signs of prion deposition and damage.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Gene Kravitz, by the way, is expected for a deposition next month.
    By Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, 22 June 2017
  • The judge also said the deposition could be useful when Carroll’s lawyer next month files the new lawsuit.
    Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The deposition was filed under seal but referred to in the committee’s court filing.
    Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2021
  • One person missing from Trump's deposition is the presence of a judge.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • At his deposition, Versoza was asked whether a drug dog can help identify the owner of a pile of cash.
    Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022

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