swearing in

[swair-ing-in] / ˈswɛər ɪŋˈɪn /

NOUN

solemn promise

Synonyms

WEAK

enthronement inauguration induction installation investiture solemn declaration vow

Example Sentences

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The Trump children only appear in the crowd at his swearing-in.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

A teaser for the documentary released in December showed the former model looking to the camera just before her husband's second swearing-in at the US Capitol and saying: "Here we go again."

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Saulsbury has posted photos of himself with Patel, including at Patel’s swearing-in ceremony at the White House in February and visiting FBI headquarters in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

His widow’s well-choreographed swearing-in amid extra-tight security did little to alter the predominant mood of anguish and gloom in Uruapan.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

Following the swearing-in of Andrew Johnson as the seventeenth president, Stanton had issued a reward for Jefferson Davis and other Confederate officials, naming them as assassination conspirators.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson