take the floor

Example Sentences

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As the Wizards head into the All-Star break, Sheppard is right that Beal, Kuzma and Porzingis haven’t been able to consistently take the floor together.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2023

In a gaffe, they happened to take the floor at the moment the Marine Band was playing “The Lady Is a Tramp,” which caused plenty of awkward chagrin.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Their athletic director will then take the floor before BYU volleyball’s next home game, with a microphone in his right hand and small piece of blue paper in his left.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022

“It’s a totally different energy,” said Crawford, who responded “still?!” when told there was a massive line an hour before Banchero and Holmgren were scheduled to take the floor.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2022

Explicit resentment of his course would have made him take the floor, and the thump of his fist on the table would have affirmed him as consciously incorruptible.

From The Ambassadors by James, Henry