How to Use veto in a Sentence

veto

1 of 2 noun
  • The President may choose to exercise his veto.
  • The President has the veto over new legislation.
  • Are there enough votes in Congress to override the President's veto?
  • Keanu won the tiebreaker to win the veto.
    — David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Manookian tried again days after the veto.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Manookian tried again days after the veto.
    — Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • How often does Lee plan to use the veto?
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • The veto was Polis’ sixth of the year.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
  • Wolff said a veto would depend on what the final bills look like.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Mickey Lee won the veto this week.
    — David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Or perhaps even as late as the fall veto session.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Cleveland's most lasting mark came from his use of the veto pen.
    — Jacob Lane The Chicago Tribune, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Congress did not have the votes to override the veto.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Congress did not have the votes to override the veto.
    — James Laporta, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Here are the five bills killed by the governor's veto pen.
    — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The plan falls short of the 34 votes need to block a mayoral veto.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • First, the mission should have veto power over donors—walk away from gifts that bend it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The veto seemed to push the market another year down the road.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The council failed to override the veto.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The council did not have the numbers to override his veto.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Council members did not have enough votes to override his veto.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The council would need six-out-of-eight votes to override a mayoral veto.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • The veto likely kills the measure in its current form.
    — Greg Ryan, Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The council would need nine votes to override Frey's veto.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The eight-member council would need six votes to override her vetoes.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Mickey used the veto on herself.
    — David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Kelly said in her veto message.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Congress failed to override that veto.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The studios have balked at giving the union a veto over the use of AI.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Sometimes, a veto just isn’t possible, or is risky.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026

veto

2 of 2 verb
  • The President vetoed the bill.
  • We wanted to do a cross-country trip, but our parents vetoed it.
  • She vetoed several restaurants before we could agree on one.
  • Kemp has 40 days to veto any bills.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Which laws were signed, vetoed in 2025?
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Trump has vetoed just two measures so far in his second term.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • So, to veto a bad bill, that seems pretty simple to me.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 22 May 2026
  • Biden has promised to veto the House measure and keep the new rule in place.
    — Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023
  • At that point, Marte will have the right to veto any trade that is proposed.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The Bolloré Group can veto the deal.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 May 2026
  • Of course, the president might well veto such a measure.
    — Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • Jones wrote, urging Newsom to veto the bill.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • It was vetoed after union pressure.
    — Suzette Valladares, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Then again, either question might prove moot, with Oladipo with the right to veto any deal.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The mayor serves as the board's chair and can veto measures but does not vote except to break a tie.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2026
  • The White House has already said Trump would veto it.
    — Sergio R. Bustos, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Wu should stick to her principles, veto this, and dare the council to override it.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2022
  • But Polis vetoed it, in part because of Uber’s threat to leave.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Rauner vetoed it, but the House and Senate overrode him.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But her decision to veto the draft bills has drawn criticism.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
  • Hungary, Slovakia, and Czechia were pushed to opt out rather than veto it.
    — Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Trump vetoed the bills -- the first of his second term -- in late December.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Bowser had vetoed the bill, but the council overrode her veto.
    — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Many of his projects were vetoed this year, far more than other lawmakers, Gruters said.
    — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The governor has 40 days to sign or veto the measure.
    — Kierah Highsmith, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The bill will become law unless the governor vetoes it.
    — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The president would have likely vetoed it.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The bill narrowly passed, but was vetoed by the governor.
    — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Each state can't veto candidates based on their own assessments.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Alders passed the ban by a 32-16 vote last month, but Johnson vetoed it last week.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026

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