How to Use preside in a Sentence

preside

verb
  • Court is now in session, Justice Raul Fernandez presiding.
  • The presiding judge has not yet ruled on whether bail will be granted.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 11 May 2023
  • The presiding judge agreed to postpone the start for one day.
    — ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • Castelli had presided over a market that was not a free market at all.
    — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 24 June 2018
  • Judge Amy Allin presided at the trial.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a strong chance that presiding judges will have UW ties.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The next day is a full-staff table read with Michaels presiding.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The first judge to preside over the case recused himself early on.
    — Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2020
  • There was no one in front of me, there was nothing going on with me, a judge, presiding.
    — Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Doctors will preside over weigh-in and pre- and post-bout physical checks.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022
  • But a month later, the presiding judge in the case ordered a surprise drug test.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The mayor shall preside over all meetings of the council but shall not have a vote on the council.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2021
  • His memo is just the start of his work as presiding judge, a tenure that can last several years.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Meta is hoping the presiding judge is still skeptical of the case.
    — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Judge Ryan Hill is presiding at the trial.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Patrick, who is president of the Senate, will preside as judge.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 30 May 2023
  • The deputy, in turn, notifies the presiding judge.
    — Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Three military court judges presided.
    — ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The presiding juror told the judge that even with more time, the jury would be unable to reach a verdict.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The justices of the peace who preside over hearings are trained in eviction law but do not have to be attorneys.
    — Jessica Boehm, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2021
  • Judge Wayne Salvant presided at the trial.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
  • The trial was delayed after the presiding judge was removed from the case.
    — Sean Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The presiding judge for that court was Patrick Shelton, who is now retired.
    — Lauren Smiley, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Pope Francis will preside over the Mass, in just one of the day’s novel aspects.
    — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Wildfires Not so with the job market over which Joe Biden presided for the last four years.
    — Eli Amdur, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But instead of joining forces on the same stage, Fey and Poehler will preside over a bicoastal show.
    — oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The circuit’s chief judge, Ellen Masters, will preside over the grand jury.
    — Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2022
  • Francis was to preside over a liturgy of the word service there late Tuesday and bless the waters.
    — Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022
  • Pence, in his role as president of the Senate, is expected to preside over the vote.
    — Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2021
  • In Talley’s case, the presiding judge did issue a warrant.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026

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