dais

Example Sentences

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When Mullin walked to the dais, he shook only one hand: O'Brien's.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The party would have been better off in the end if he had just fallen asleep on the dais.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Trump addressed the executives from a lectern on a makeshift dais a few feet away from them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Westminster Vice Mayor Carlos Manzo, the lone Democrat on the dais and the sole vote against designating the street in Kirk’s honor, at times appeared at a loss for words over Nguyen’s proposal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

I walked across the chamber to the foot of the dais.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline