news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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During Saturday’s news conference the chair of the Mission Management Team, a NASA engineer named John Honeycutt, was asked about the public fascination with Orion’s toilet. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026 During his pregame news conference Sunday at TD Garden, Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic was asked about the recent return of Jayson Tatum. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 One photo of Earth, taken Thursday by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion window, shows the planet backlit, with auroras visible at the top right and bottom left, Lakiesha Hawkins, deputy director for NASA’s Artemis program, said Friday during a news conference. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026 Staley did not want to talk about the exchange in her postgame news conference. ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for news conference

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of news conference was in 1937

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“News conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news%20conference. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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