How to Use congress in a Sentence

congress

noun

• She was recently elected to the country's congress.
• The bill easily passed both houses of Congress.
• Congress is not currently in session.
• The congress in Moscow is set to choose the host or hosts for the 2026 World Cup.
  — Fox News, 12 June 2018
• The youth congress was established in 1937 and grew, even through the upheaval of World War II.
  — Jeffrey Collins, The Seattle Times, 23 July 2018
• For many, Harris was all of those things and will remain so through her work as a member of congress.
  — Wired, 5 Dec. 2019
• At a party congress in December the SPD must decide whether to do just that.
  — The Economist, 31 Aug. 2019
• The incoming congress will be the first whose members are allowed to run for re-election.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• Only weeks since she was elected into congress, Ilhan Omar is working to lift the ban on the hijab in the House.
  — Rebekka Ayres, Teen Vogue, 30 Nov. 2018
• Any changes to policy must be approved by congress, the challengers said.
  — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 12 Sep. 2019
• Le Pen announced a rebranding of the National Front at its March congress.
  — Washington Post, 1 June 2018
• The congress had originally recommended a drop in the bag limit from five to three birds per day.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2018
• Many accused of war crimes have avoided prison, and past guerrilla fighters now sit in the Colombia congress.
  — Renae Reints, Fortune, 18 June 2018
• This year, a dozen members of Guatemala’s congress introduced a law that would grant amnesty to anyone who committed a crime during the war.
  — Natalie Keyssar, National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2019
• Since then, she's released significant details on her plans to pay for Medicare for All and get congress to pass it.
  — Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2019
• Guests include chefs like José Andrés, members of congress and food activists.
  — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 29 June 2018
• The president was acquitted of the charges — abuse of power and obstruction of congress—on Wednesday, the day after his State of the Union address.
  — Ashley Remkus | [e-mail], al, 6 Feb. 2020
• In Peru, the street rose up to back President Martín Vizcarra in his crusade to close down a corrupt congress.
  — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2019
• Last year the rebels launched a new political party and will soon occupy 10 seats in congress.
  — Christine Armario and Joshua Goodman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2018
• The strength of his Democratic Center party, the block that is the most powerful in congress, should smooth the path for Duque’s legislative agenda.
  — Chris Kraul, latimes.com, 18 June 2018
• But Ocasio-Cortez isn't the only member of congress vying to eliminate the 15-year-old agency.
  — Fernando Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 27 June 2018
• The State Department, members of congress and countless celebrities have shared support for the rapper.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 22 July 2019
• The government is expected to send a proposal to congress to strengthen the bank’s charter.
  — The Economist, 8 June 2018
• This year, 124 congress members and five senators have signed on as initial co-sponsors.
  — Colin Stutz, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2019
• But his reelection for a second straight year as head of congress had been widely expected.
  — Time, 6 Jan. 2020
• Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar became the first Muslim women elected to congress.
  — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Nov. 2018
• Remember those videos that used to be all over the internet, with members of the Korean congress punching each other in the face on the floor of the legislature?
  — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020
• The blind former rebel chieftain, wearing his trademark kaffiyeh scarf, took the oath in a no-frills ceremony in a small office in the congress building.
  — Kejal Vyas, WSJ, 11 June 2019
• Afflis’ mom, Margaret, was running for state congress in Delphi.
  — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2019
• The ability of the next president to advance many key policies and plans will depend upon alliances in congress.
  — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 28 May 2024