How to Use recuse in a Sentence

recuse

verb
  • Lee recused himself from the vote.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • Zhou said her lawyers asked the judges to recuse themselves and adjourn.
    — Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2020
  • One member recused herself from the vote.
    — Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Redstone is said to have recused herself from the deal-vetting process.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Alito did not disclose the trip and did not recuse himself from the case.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Three local judges recused themselves from hearing the case.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Brunner said there was no reason to recuse herself from the cases.
    — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Green denied a motion from Rosenzweig to recuse from the case.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2022
  • There’s a lot of calls that say that Justice Thomas needs to recuse himself.
    — NBC News, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Five Etowah County judges then recused themselves from the case.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Frankfurter did not recuse himself when the saboteurs’ case reached the court weeks later.
    — John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Still, Seymore should step back and recuse himself from this issue.
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 24 Apr. 2018
  • All but one of the state Justices refused to recuse or dismiss themselves.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Jackson recused herself from one of the two Chevron cases before the court.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 June 2024
  • Justice Thomas’ refusal to recuse himself is thumbing his nose at the law.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Moreno has since recused himself from the case due to an unrelated conflict.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Justice Riggs, who has remained on the court while the case plays out, recused herself.
    — Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Case was forced to recuse himself from the probe after reports that a party was held in his own office about the same time.
    — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2022
  • There is too much money and far too much prestige at stake for the Group of Six to recuse itself.
    — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
  • McCutchen said he's never had four judges recuse in one case in his more than 30 years of practice.
    — Mary Jordan, Arkansas Online, 15 July 2021
  • On July 8, Creuzot filed a motion to recuse Givens from the case.
    — Dallas News, 20 July 2022
  • If she is confirmed to the court while the justices were still considering the case, she'd likely be asked to recuse.
    — Ariane De Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Kenny ordered the city to hold a new hearing on the matter, with Schenirer recused.
    — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 31 May 2018
  • Ballard recused himself from the discussion and vote.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The defense team has filed similar motions in the past, including one that asked the judge to recuse herself from the case.
    — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
  • Jackie Lacey agreed to recuse her office from handling the case due to a conflict of interest.
    — Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Allen even had to recuse herself from a season when one of her former dancers, Will, made it into the top 20.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Murdoch recused himself from the extension talks.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Last week, Griffin denied a request by the defendants in the case to recuse himself.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Mario Chavez Marquez recused himself.
    — Jim Drummond, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026

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