presiding

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In ordering a new trial, the court also said the presiding judge at his murder trial had allowed too much evidence of Murdaugh's financial crimes to be presented to the jury.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

MSs will need to elect the presiding officer in a secret ballot, before they select a new first minister.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Meanwhile, the court commissioner presiding over the recent hearing reversed a bail provision that had barred him from Dane County, except to appear in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"He was and always will be the presiding spirit of CNN."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In the distance she could see the pale spires of the palace, windows lit with hundreds of candles in the dark night, presiding over the merriment in the Square like a distant, decorous Fairy Queen.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo