press conference
noun
: an interview or announcement given by a public figure to the press by appointment
Examples of press conference in a Sentence
The President will hold a press conference later today.
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Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek held a press conference three hours after the crash and detailed what happened.
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Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The letter highlights concerns that federal employees may have used insider knowledge to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit from trades relating to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the length of White House press conferences.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
If the mission takes off on April 1, splashdown will likely take place in the evening of April 10, Emily Nelson, the chief flight director, said at the same press conference.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2026
But now there is no excuse, after reviewing the evidence that the FBI presented just at this press conference.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The letter highlights concerns that federal employees may have used insider knowledge to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit from trades relating to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the length of White House press conferences.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
If the mission takes off on April 1, splashdown will likely take place in the evening of April 10, Emily Nelson, the chief flight director, said at the same press conference.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2026
But now there is no excuse, after reviewing the evidence that the FBI presented just at this press conference.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Press conference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20conference. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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