How to Use oath of office in a Sentence

oath of office

noun phrase
  • Shah is scheduled to take the oath of office on Friday.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Trump, who turns 80 next month, is the oldest person to take the oath of office.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026
  • Four years later, Pichai stood on a dais to watch Trump take the oath of office.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
  • What he’s shown before even taking the oath of office is his reckless judgment.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Whoever wins then is expected to take the oath of office to begin a new, four-year term.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Both James and Hammond took the oath of office Monday evening.
    — Justin Gamble, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Unlike the below-ground oath of office, this would not be a symbolic gesture.
    — Jay Walder, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • He is scheduled to take the oath of office once more on January 10.
    — Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2013
  • One hundred days ago, I was humbled to once again take the oath of office as mayor of Waukegan.
    — Sam Cunningham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Richard took the oath of office the next day at the board’s June 18 regular meeting.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Either man would be the oldest person to take the oath of office if sworn in next January.
    — Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
  • After having his badge pinned to his uniform by his wife, Michelle, James took the oath of office.
    — Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Walker also asked Gaskill whether his oath of office crossed his mind while pondering the language in his bill.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
  • She was sworn in the same day President Woodrow Wilson took his second oath of office.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
  • What happens if the presidential oath of office appears to have been forgotten?
    — Scott Curran, Time, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Sanders will administer the oath of office, swearing in Mamdani as mayor.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The new member will take the oath of office at the regular board meeting on the following day, June 18.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
  • All three were administered the oath of office by Mulcahy, as were Mandich and Parsons.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Back home they are thought to be dead and Vice President Elizabeth Kirk takes the oath of office.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 June 2025
  • Butler took the oath of office Tuesday, and the new senator will likely prove to be a solidly liberal vote out of the deep-blue state.
    — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • McCoy is charged with theft by deception, violation of oath of office, and three counts of false statements and writings.
    — CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Tisch took the oath of office as her two sons, Larry and Harry, nephew Max and mother Merryl, stood with her.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
  • As Harrington takes the oath of office Wednesday, the race to replace him is already underway.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • Fuller is expected to take the oath of office during the House's first vote series on Tuesday, April 14.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Rather than swearing in members state by state, Longworth swore in all members at once so DePriest was not stopped from taking the oath of office.
    — Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Within days of taking the oath of office, Chief Justice Isa opened the court to cameras and allowed his first hearing to be broadcast live.
    — Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2023
  • How things work now Under current law, the speaker must administer the oath of office to all House members prior to them taking their seats.
    — Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Both were charged with one felony count of violation of oath of office and one misdemeanor count related to the unlawful retention of license plate reader data.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Mike Creeden are facing charges of violation of oath of office and retaining license plate data obtained from license plate readers.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 23 June 2026
  • Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office aboard this jet after the assassination of Kennedy in 1963.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025

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