How to Use under oath in a Sentence

under oath

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  • But it was captured on tape and described under oath by four of his deputies.
    Rachel Axon Rory Doyle For The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Is the president prepared to say that under oath in a court of law?
    ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Why is she being questioned under oath?
    Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Who knows what might be revealed when or if Lake is questioned under oath.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
  • The president's answers to the press are not under oath.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • When asked about this under oath, Sheriff Scott took the Fifth.
    Jerry Mitchell Rory Doyle, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • The mayor told the judge under oath that he had not been coerced or made a deal with prosecutors.
    Kate Christobek, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • She who can be deposed and required to answer for her reasoning under oath.
    Afnan R. Tariq, STAT, 8 July 2026
  • Huntsman cut off the questions when the then-sheriff refused to answer under oath.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Gregory Bovino, had lied about it under oath.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Wu has challenged Homan to come to Boston and promised to question him under oath.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Hegseth will be put under oath at the hearing, Hawley, who is not on the committee, added.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Creech claimed at times, including under oath, to having killed as many as 42 people.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Trump erupts in a chaotic day of testimony, in a rare glimpse of ex-president under oath.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Lake admitted under oath that this decision caught her by surprise.
    The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Screenwriters had to decide what’s closer to the truth and maybe speaking under oath is closer to the truth.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The questioning, under oath, can be done verbally or in writing.
    Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
  • If Jackman is deposed, he will be sworn to give testimony under oath.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
  • Paylor, under oath, testified that police framed him, planting the gun.
    Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
  • No information was shared about what Dorris said under oath, leading to the charges.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 23 July 2025
  • The document offers no details as to what the former judge is accused of lying under oath about.
    Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2023
  • It was revealed just last week that Meadows has testified under oath in that case three times since agreeing to the deal.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Jeanine Pirro spread false election claims as Fox News host, but flopped under oath.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Well, a lawsuit in which he is compelled to answer questions under oath might finally settle things.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Lying to Congress — whether under oath or not — is a federal crime punishable by up to five years in prison.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Hiss was convicted of perjury in 1950 for denying those charges under oath and spent forty-four months in prison.
    Jeff Kisseloff, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • His closest friend lying to his face for months about it, and possibly setting him up to face questioning under oath as a result?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
  • At that point, Pittman addressed Sharp directly, warning her that lying under oath is a crime.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In addition, outsiders who speak with the NFL are not under oath and might not be truthful.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Years later, under oath, Young said no law enforcement authorities ever asked him to take the file down.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023

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