How to Use presidential in a Sentence

presidential

adjective
  • Two and a half years from now is a long time to a presidential election.
    NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The presidential gallery gives us white men in plain dark suits pretty much all the way down.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • The pope's meetings took place in the old presidential palace.
    ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This is not to say that war never crosses presidential lips.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The hour takes place on the day before the presidential election.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2023
  • Trump won just 12% of the black vote in the last presidential election.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 7 May 2023
  • There aren't plans at the moment to change the presidential boxes.
    ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The polls forecast the presidential election as a coin toss.
    Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Garcetti served as a co-chair of Biden’s presidential campaign.
    Dakota Smithstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The two-time presidential hopeful died this week at age 84.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • What jets are used for presidential travel?
    George Petras, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This marked the first time a Michigan wine was served at a presidential state dinner.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, midterm election years tend to be the most volatile for stocks in a four-year presidential cycle.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The youth greeters were decked out in white and robin’s egg blue outfits that matched the paint job of the iconic presidential plane.
    Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • Telling such a tale of taking the proverbial bull by the horns would play well in the presidential election as well.
    Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The vote is widely seen as a test before next year’s presidential election.
    ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Colombia will hold its presidential election at the end of May.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But what explains this cycle of rapid presidential turnover?
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
  • Yes, every five years, the presidential election takes place in April.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • This, however, is the first time a former presidential couple has been jailed at the same time.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Cheney led the team to find a vice presidential candidate.
    Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The presidential center is slated to open in June.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This eagle seemed a little less majestic than the one on the presidential seal or the $1 bill.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Many left-wing media outlets have touted her as a top presidential contender.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Time magazine had portrayed her impulse to climb out the back of the presidential limo as heroic.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Building a new factory may take an automaker more time than the length of a presidential term.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The event has become a hub for those considering a presidential run.
    Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The center is more than just a presidential library or museum.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Moms for Liberty may be fringe, but its members could be of use to presidential hopefuls.
    Shauna Shames, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Michigan is not just part of the story of presidential politics.
    Rachelle Graham, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026

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