holding the floor
Example Sentences
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According to The Hill, "more than 350 million people liked the speech on TikTok live, as the senator approached 25 hours of holding the floor in the Senate chamber."
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
A rule first adopted in 1842 forbids any member from holding the floor for more than one hour without unanimous consent to speak for a longer time.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016
In a corner near the bar at a popular taco restaurant, Wendy Davis was holding the floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2014
The caterer serves me my meal and Allen goes back to holding the floor with anecdotes about his time working as assistant to Albert Pierrepoint, the doyen of British executioners.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2014
I had myself been holding the floor of discussion in a way both rambling and pointless for some time.
From Wolfville Nights by Lewis, Alfred Henry
