How to Use convene in a Sentence

convene

verb
  • This class convenes twice a week.
  • We convened at the hotel for a seminar.
  • A panel of investigators was convened by the president to review the case.
  • The House will convene at noon.
    — Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The city council convenes again at the end of the month.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The goal is for people to convene in person.
    — Dontaira Terrell, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
  • These days, folks convene beside a propane stove and steam bivalves by the pot.
    — Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The younger hikers convene in small groups, pull off their boots and settle in shady spots.
    — Rebecca Frankel, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
  • This group of cardinals will convene to choose the new pontiff.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • More news to know now Trump convened the cabinet.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • Sexton’s workout group hasn’t convened since, and he and others have been left to train on their own.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The judge convened a jury to determine how much Jones would owe.
    — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And her real bet is not simply whether people will convene to watch women’s sports.
    — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • The Mauers almost always convene for a postgame meal to rehash a game’s events.
    — Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
  • All 12 showered in that room and then convened around the cars outside the motel.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The team convened in Georgia last month before playing two friendlies in the past eight days.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • The group would convene within the first 30 days of her term in the White House.
    — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Shortly thereafter, the full board was asked to convene March 30.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Eleven of us hung in different corners in midair and then convened on a stage covered with water.
    — Billboard China, Billboard, 11 May 2023
  • There's no need to convene a full-on planning session here, but then again, a group text could go a little haywire.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Jordan planned to convene a meeting of other Arab states on the issue.
    — Joseph Krauss, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2022
  • And Colbert could find himself, once again, trying to get some part of the nation to convene.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • After all, Alfie has managed to convene us, you and me, on this page, in this moment.
    — Carl Safina, TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
  • That board has not met since June and is scheduled to convene next on July 26.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021
  • The measure now goes to the state Senate, which convenes Tuesday.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • On the campaign trail, Biden promised to convene a summit of democracies.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 9 June 2021
  • Patriots scouts will convene there for interviews with prospects.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The meeting was convened by 31-year-old lawyer Seth Cohen.
    — Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The central bank convenes June 16-17.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • First, committee members watched the films through an online portal, then convened on video calls to share their thoughts.
    — Brayden Garcia october 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025

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