How to Use proceeding in a Sentence

proceeding

noun
  • The secretary kept a record of the proceedings at the meeting.
  • The proceedings of the conference will be published.
  • She started the proceedings with a brief welcoming speech.
  • Again proceedings were rescheduled, and again the rats missed their date with the law.
    WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Many of the cast members and crew gathered to watch the proceedings.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The proceedings are expected to make their way back to the Supreme Court.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • This has meant that her rent has not been paid, and eviction proceedings are in the works.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • The court proceedings follow the passing of Gilles Elalouf, the cofounder of the brand, last June.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And then the question will be what is the outcome of those proceedings?
    Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • Trump appealed, and Chutkan paused all proceedings in the case.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Trump, a white bandage on his ear, watched the evening’s proceedings from his seat.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
  • In the brief proceedings, a judge set his trial date to begin on Aug. 3.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 June 2023
  • The loan default means the city could seize the land through a foreclosure proceeding.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The scare didn’t delay the start of court proceedings, and Engoron didn’t mention it in court.
    Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • For an in-depth run down about eviction proceedings go to www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/tenantlandlord.pdf.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
  • The case is likely to return to the high court after more proceedings.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 June 2024
  • The judge and Greenfield have routinely passed each other notes about the proceedings over the course of the trial.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Now the proceeding was just days away, and Trump was done being subtle.
    Tim Alberta, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The two were stuck in messy court proceedings and a years-long custody battle for nearly a decade.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Williams stood in the courtroom and often looked down during the proceeding.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The two-week proceeding is set to begin Aug. 14 and will take place at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 June 2023
  • Migrants placed in removal proceedings can be put in one of two tracks.
    Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
  • The recordings of the entire Auschwitz trial are on YouTube, and Stark watched all of the proceedings while reading the trial transcripts.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The juvenile court proceeding was open to the public due to the violent nature of the charges.
    Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The appeals court overturned Bernal’s verdict and sent the case back to him for further proceedings.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The next court date on the divorce proceedings is April 30, while the criminal case is scheduled to return to court in late May.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The United States Supreme Court threw out the death sentence, called it a kangaroo-court proceeding.
    John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The debate may be best remembered for the fly that nestled on Pence’s head for more than two minutes late in the proceedings.
    Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The shadow of Donald Trump’s election in the US also loomed over proceedings.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Garner documents every twist in the proceedings — and her own feelings about the case.
    The Week Us, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024

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