rostrum

Example Sentences

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From the rostrum, Barker leaned in dramatically, smiled, sometimes waited.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the president's shoulder at the rostrum in the House of Representatives during the speech was one of his most vocal critics, the Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

From BBC

As the president began his address, he turned to the newly elected speaker behind him on the rostrum and congratulated him.

From Washington Times

Lyndon B. Johnson decided he deserved prime time, and climbed the speaker’s rostrum in 1965 to demand that Congress sit, roll over and heel.

From Washington Post

Biden’s remarks from the House rostrum will take place in a sharply different context from a year ago.

From Seattle Times