take the oath
Example Sentences
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Warsh is set to be sworn in as the nation’s top central banker at the White House on Friday, the first Fed chair to take the oath there since Alan Greenspan in 1987.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
At 34, he is the city’s youngest mayor in over a century and, as its first Muslim mayor, the first to take the oath of office on a Quran.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
“Due to personal safety and security reasons, I will not take the oath of office for a second term,” Vargas said in a statement, in which she described herself as a “guerrera,” Spanish for warrior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
They were to be sworn early this month but that process stalled after they refused to take the oath.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
The vice president was advised to take the oath of office immediately and come to Elberon the next morning.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
