How to Use bring before in a Sentence

bring before

verb
  • He has not been brought before a court or charged, lawyers and relatives said.
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While a legal challenge can be brought before the court, it can only be filed by a country and with the agreement of all parties.
    — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Two appeals of the project were brought before the City Council on Tuesday.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Otherwise, the bill is brought before the full chamber of the House and Senate for voting.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There was nothing that called for LaMonica to be brought before the body.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The nine have been formally charged and brought before investigating judges.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The man was brought before an anti-terrorism judge on Monday in order to be formally charged.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
  • He will be brought before a German judge after being extradited.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But in 2025 the government won 97% of the public cases brought before the board — a new high.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The tariff issue was then brought before the Supreme Court, leading to its latest decision.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Typically, magistrate judges do not try felony cases, but will handle pre-trial matters brought before the court.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • However, Jankavski’s family believes that she may have been murdered and are pushing to have the case brought before a court.
    — Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
  • That move was met with opposition from federal grand juries, some of whom declined to prosecute cases brought before them.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Crosby continued on into the jury room, expecting business as usual, but ten minutes later she was brought before the judge in the courtroom.
    — James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
  • Every violator Markle apprehended wasn’t brought before the bar of justice.
    — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The film reveals racial inequities, too, as suspects who are preponderantly not white are brought before prosecutors who almost uniformly are.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Any recommendations to rename the school or adjust the district's calendar will be brought before the board, Lemond-Flowers said.
    — Claire Partain, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The teens are captured by the other demigods and brought before the acting camp director, Dionysus, following Tantalus’ death.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The issue was brought before the Labor Commissioner’s Office.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
  • All six were brought before a judge in Istanbul, who ordered them held in pretrial detention on charges of political and military espionage.
    — Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The anonymous eyewitness, brought before reporters in a hooded sweatshirt, ski mask and dark sunglasses during a press conference at the group’s headquarters, offered a new account of the events that led to the shooting.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • In an interview Wednesday night, Bradley said the ethics committee’s recommendations should’ve been brought before the full House for discussion.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Historical accounts indicate that Aurangzeb ordered Dara Shikoh’s head to be brought before him, and his body was subsequently paraded through the streets.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Human Rights Watch said Salvadoran authorities have provided no information suggesting any of the detainees have been brought before a judge.
    — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Human Rights Watch said Salvadoran authorities have provided no information suggesting any of the detainees have been brought before a judge.
    — CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • They were tasked with returning the October joys that José Bautista, Edwin Encarnación and Josh Donaldson brought before them.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Following on from the conclusion of episode two, Lucy is taken into the main legionary camp, where she is brought before Caesar himself — and Lacerta Legate, played by Macaulay Culkin.
    — Jack King, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
  • At times, officials, including senior advisor Stephen Miller, have raged against federal judges for standing in their way by issuing nationwide injunctions, some of which Sotomayor and her colleagues have then had brought before them.
    — Dan Gooding gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • According to Torres’ mother and lawyers, he was detained in October 2024 and held incommunicado before being brought before the courts on charges of terrorism, criminal association and treason.
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian citizen living in Switzerland, was arrested on Wednesday and brought before a federal judge in New York, where he was hit with counts with commodities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026

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