How to Use closed-door in a Sentence

closed-door

adjective
  • The judge in the case approved the request of Craig’s former attorney to leave after a closed-door hearing last month.
    CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
  • During a closed-door meeting with about a dozen senators late Monday evening, none asked Hegseth about the allegations against him.
    Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The last time the clubs played was a closed-door preseason match in 2021.
    The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The State Board discussed the deal in a series of three closed-door meetings last spring.
    Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The source asked not to be named discussing closed-door diplomatic talks.
    Elliott Gotkine, CNN, 12 May 2023
  • The court’s ruling came after a closed-door hearing on the issue held last month.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2024
  • Those closed-door talks between PVV and three other parties have dragged on for weeks.
    Peter Aitken, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The closed-door trade event was open only to people with industry ties.
    Todd C. Frankel, Shawn Boburg, Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker and Alex Horton, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Most of them are also expected to attend the closed-door fundraiser in New York City this evening.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 14 May 2024
  • The Senate has held closed-door meeting on the topic, and TikTok urged its users to contact Congress to protest.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Parrish was 0 of 6 after going 1 of 7 behind the arc in the closed-door scrimmage against Arizona State.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Ever the pro, Clarkson swiftly recovered and finished the rest of her set at the closed-door event, decked out in the same lacy black outfit.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The deal was struck between Hochul and leaders of the state Senate and Assembly after a series of closed-door talks.
    Maysoon Khan, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Following a closed-door meeting on Sunday, May 21, the ...
    Richard Goldberg, National Review, 31 May 2023
  • The board met with the county attorney in a closed-door session before the vote at the emergency meeting.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The bipartisan closed-door screening of the footage was supplied by the Israeli Embassy.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2023
  • There are still two more closed-door mediation sessions scheduled — one on Feb. 23 and one on March 1.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Still, as governor, Shapiro didn’t talk about vouchers until June, while in the midst of intense closed-door budget talks.
    Marc Levy, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • After the news conference, Belivuk offered his side of the story at a closed-door court hearing.
    Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • In mid-September, McCarthy snapped at Gaetz during a closed-door party meeting, and told him to put up or shut up.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The board came into the closed-door session knowing Hinton's employment with SDC was coming to an end.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door meeting.
    Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The Vietnamese lost two exhibitions ahead of the tournament and fell 9-0 to Spain in a closed-door tuneup match in Auckland on July 14.
    Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • The sentencing comes after a closed-door trial in May 2021 where details of Yang’s charges were never released.
    Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The Vietnamese lost two exhibition matches ahead of the tournament and fell 9-0 to Spain in a closed-door tune-up match in Auckland last Friday.
    Anne M. Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
  • His closed-door trial with secret evidence began in June, and by mid-July he was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
    Cate Brown, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • On the other side, Perrone, who has retained a lawyer, says the committee never brought up his contract requests in the closed-door meeting.
    Mandy McLaren, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • The closed-door meeting ended without a vote as world powers agreed to reconvene on Thursday.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • For more than three weeks, leaders from the House and Senate have been in closed-door talks to reconcile different versions of the budget each chamber passed.
    Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • The closed-door candidate forum is scheduled for Tuesday.
    Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2023

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