How to Use State of the Union address in a Sentence

State of the Union address

noun phrase
  • The State of the Union address changed all of that for me.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
  • So why attend the State of the Union address?
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Trump spoke of the protests during his State of the Union address.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • When is the State of the Union address 2026?
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Dozens of Democrats, at least 45, are set to skip the State of the Union address.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Will Epstein victims crash State of the Union address?
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Trump on Tuesday night is set to deliver this year’s State of the Union address.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Trump would not be the first president to use a State of the Union address as a chance to criticize the court.
    — Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Trump made the low cost of gas a staple in his stump speech and gave it a central spot in his State of the Union address a few weeks ago.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Following the call, the women’s team declined to attend the State of the Union address.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The speech clocked in at 107 minutes, the longest-ever State of the Union address.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Some of Epstein's survivors were in the audience for last night's State of the Union address.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • An asterisk denotes that the speech was not technically a State of the Union address.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The president did invite the women’s hockey team to his State of the Union address, and the team declined.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • For this year’s State of the Union address, as usual, the president was the center of attention.
    — Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Late-night hosts had a field day with Donald Trump‘s lengthy, fear-mongering State of the Union address.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In his State of the Union address this week, the president called on lawmakers to make that action permanent.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Trump telegraphed his plans to boost retirement savings in his 2026 State of the Union address.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Trump invited the players to attend the State of the Union address in Washington.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
  • As is typical for a State of the Union address in recent times, a president's partisans are more likely to watch.
    — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Trump will take center stage tonight to address a joint session of Congress for the first State of the Union address of his second term in office.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The president inquired about feedback to his State of the Union address, laying into the Democrats for not standing up at key points.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026
  • They were then brought into the House Chamber to tumultuous applause during his State of the Union address.
    — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Why was she chosen to deliver the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address?
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Americans will get a rare point of view inside the Capitol building during the annual State of the Union address.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Trump is scheduled to deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress earlier in the evening.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Clinton used his 1996 State of the Union address to pivot to the political center.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The president invited the first patient who purchased medication via the website to his State of the Union address last month.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Trump used his 2025 State of the Union address to express a desire to reclaim the Panama Canal.
    — Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The inaugural episode will cap a pivotal news week with extended analysis following the State of the Union address.
    — Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026

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