the Oval Office

noun

: the office of the U.S. President in the White House

Examples of the Oval Office in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2020, record turnout among Black voters in battleground states delivered the Oval Office to Biden. Briana Stewart, ABC News, 22 June 2024 My working assumption is that President Biden will emerge from the debate still viewed as qualified to hold the Oval Office but also as neither sharp as a tack nor masterful at fancy verbal footwork. Colbert I. King, Washington Post, 21 June 2024 The plain fact is that, since 1989, just 1.3 million net jobs have been created in terms with Republicans in the Oval Office — compared to more than 49 million jobs created under Democratic presidents. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024 There was real tension inside the White House about when or whether to lift them, with Biden even shouting in the Oval Office at one point. Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Oval Office 

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“The Oval Office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Oval%20Office. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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