news conference

noun

Examples of news conference in a Sentence

The President will hold a news conference later today.
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The governor’s February news conference, held at a California National Guard hangar in San Diego, was an example of that distinction. Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026 Before some of the NBA’s best players spent Valentine’s Day Saturday in competitive 3-point shooting and dunking exhibitions, Commissioner Adam Silver gave his best lawyerly answers in a half-hour-long news conference focused largely on unethical hoops. Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026 In a news conference Friday, a spokesperson for the Pest County Police Headquarters said an explosion in one of the rooms likely caused the fire. Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026 Mar Vista resident Andrew Martin joined the councilmembers at their news conference after copper wire thieves left his neighborhood in the dark. Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for news conference

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 Feb. 2026.

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