How to Use proceeding in a Sentence

proceeding

noun
  • The secretary kept a record of the proceedings at the meeting.
  • The proceedings of the conference will be published.
  • She started the proceedings with a brief welcoming speech.
  • Again proceedings were rescheduled, and again the rats missed their date with the law.
    WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the cast members and crew gathered to watch the proceedings.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The proceedings are expected to make their way back to the Supreme Court.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • This has meant that her rent has not been paid, and eviction proceedings are in the works.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • The court proceedings follow the passing of Gilles Elalouf, the cofounder of the brand, last June.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And then the question will be what is the outcome of those proceedings?
    Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • Trump appealed, and Chutkan paused all proceedings in the case.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Trump, a white bandage on his ear, watched the evening’s proceedings from his seat.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
  • At the same time, file what is known as an HP proceeding in housing court.
    New York Times, 11 June 2022
  • In the brief proceedings, a judge set his trial date to begin on Aug. 3.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 June 2023
  • The loan default means the city could seize the land through a foreclosure proceeding.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The scare didn’t delay the start of court proceedings, and Engoron didn’t mention it in court.
    Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • With eviction proceedings on hold, an end to the dispute is out of sight.
    Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Both Joy-Anna, 24, and Austin, 28, appeared in court for parts of the proceeding.
    Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Rather, Judge Kaplan has been at pains to get the proceeding up and running.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2021
  • For an in-depth run down about eviction proceedings go to www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/tenantlandlord.pdf.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
  • The case is likely to return to the high court after more proceedings.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 June 2024
  • The judge and Greenfield have routinely passed each other notes about the proceedings over the course of the trial.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • How can leaders weigh the price of pivoting against the price of proceeding?
    Jason Wingard, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Now the proceeding was just days away, and Trump was done being subtle.
    Tim Alberta, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2022
  • This was news to Faison, who had not been informed of a proceeding held against her.
    Eleni Schirmer, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022
  • The two were stuck in messy court proceedings and a years-long custody battle for nearly a decade.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Williams stood in the courtroom and often looked down during the proceeding.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The entire proceeding was open to the public and recorded in full in shorthand.
    Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, 25 May 2022
  • The docket in the FCC proceeding only has a few filings.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The proceedings got a late start today because Judge Arun Subramanian and the lawyers stepped away for a closed-door meeting to hash out ground rules for Jane’s cross-examination.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 12 June 2025
  • Williams, looking scruffy in tan prison scrubs, was impassive throughout the proceedings — glancing back at his family only once before being led away.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025

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