How to Use courtroom in a Sentence

courtroom

noun
  • Supporters rallied outside the courtroom as the hip-hop star took the stand.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Asked whether the gunman was in the courtroom, the victim pointed to Culbertson.
    cleveland, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Coming soon to a courtroom near you: Lawsuits over misleading movie trailers.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The confusion in and outside the courtroom was highly unusual for such a prominent case.
    Rob Copeland, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Pandemonium erupted in the courtroom shortly before Lanez was led away in handcuffs.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2022
  • On Monday, his defense attorneys declined to comment outside the courtroom.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • About 25 minutes later, Young Thug returned to the courtroom and stood before Whitaker.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
  • McCann told the Journal Sentinel Boyle was a formidable foe in the courtroom.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
  • This past year showed how little leeway workers and unions have at the bargaining table and in the courtroom, while corporations continue to gain in money and power.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2022
  • After the jury left the courtroom, Lanez’s father, Sonstar Peterson, leapt up and began shouting.
    Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Before the verdict was announced, Special Judge Frances Gull asked everyone in the courtroom to keep their composure.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Tracing the fallacy of 911 call analysis through the justice system, from Quantico to the courtroom.
    Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The Black Box Problem In a courtroom an expert’s testimony often plays a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of a case.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Some in the courtroom gallery wiped tears from their eyes.
    Rebecca Boone, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
  • But Carroll’s case is the first to make it to a courtroom.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 9 May 2023
  • For years, hip-hop lyrics have been weaponized in courtrooms across the U.S.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
  • At the start of the hearing, the judge warned the audience to keep decorum in the courtroom.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The courtroom was silent and thick with tension as the judge compared the rounds.
    Josh Campbell, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • The teen was in the courtroom as part of a field trip when King called her out for sleeping.
    Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • What ensues is a drama that takes place in the home, in the courtroom, and in the public eye.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023
  • And there was something in courtroom footage about the way people spoke.
    Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The movie is largely set in drab Arkham and a stately courtroom.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Gasps rang through the courtroom, and many of the Guardipees’ family members sobbed.
    Emma Epperly, Idaho Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
  • De Niro was not present in the courtroom when the decision was announced.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The men looked beaten and injured as they were brought into the courtroom.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The judge denied the defense's motion, and Lori remained in the courtroom.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Paltrow’s lawyer griped to the judge Wednesday about a camera in the courtroom that was trained on his client’s face.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The moment the judge began describing it all again, Nicole ran out of the courtroom in tears.
    Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • That is why much of our politics now takes place in a courtroom.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • There’s the question of how many lawyers Trump has at his side in the courtroom in each case, Udolf said, and the complexity of the law.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023

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