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

But Hernandez allegedly benefited from some of the votes he cast from the dais, catching the attention of the Riverside County District Attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Then, as the tallow dwindled and the flame began to gutter in the wet wax of the candle, a hunchback approached the dais.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz