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
  • Biden said in his recent prime-time State of the Union address.
    — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • When is the State of the Union address 2026?
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The president vowed in his State of the Union address to crack down on junk fees.
    — Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Dozens of Democrats, at least 45, are set to skip the State of the Union address.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Trump's speech is not officially a State of the Union address.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Biden announced plans to build the floating pier during his State of the Union address last month.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Joe Biden made such concerns the theme of his 2024 State of the Union address.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • But then Khanna asked whether Biden's State of the Union address made a difference.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
  • And Biden echoed those sentiments, with better grammar, in his State of the Union address.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • But a spirited State of the Union address last week seemed to temper some concerns for now about his ability to do the job.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Harris also laid out plans for a big campaign-style push after the State of the Union address on March 7.
    — Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • There's obviously been a lot of hand-wringing over how Democrats treated the State of the Union address.
    — ABC News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • President Biden’s recent State of the Union address contained a lot of whoppers.
    — Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 21 Mar. 2024
  • 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

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