How to Use courthouse in a Sentence
courthouse
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When the hearing was over, Adams got up, buttoned his suit jacket, and walked out of the courthouse.
— Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024 -
The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective wail.
— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023 -
The incident was the third involving contraband brought into the courthouse in recent days.
— Jozsef Papp, al, 19 Jan. 2023 -
Stines, who surrendered at the scene, has been accused of shooting Mullins in his private chambers while other courthouse workers were in the building.
— Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024 -
Officials also justified their decision not to clear out all of Broward’s courthouse even as the top four floors were evacuated.
— Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2023 -
Their own relationship ended nearly a decade ago in a California courthouse.
— Mark Berman, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2023 -
After the proceeding, his lead lawyer, David E. Patton, declined to comment outside the courthouse.
— Lola Fadulu, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023 -
In security video that captured the courthouse slaying of a Kentucky judge, the sheriff charged in the death appears to shoot at the judge multiple times while the judge crawled on the floor, scrambling for cover.
— Antonio Planas, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024 -
Routh appeared at a courthouse in West Palm Beach with his public defense counsel to enter the plea during his arraignment, according to his court docket.
— Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024 -
The courthouse is in the 100 block of Main Street in Kemp.
— Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 19 June 2023 -
The courthouse square buzzes with live music and the din of chatter on a Friday night.
— Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2023 -
The groups were also present to escort the family to the courthouse.
— Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The courthouse is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024 -
Main Town Square is home to the original 1880 Round Top courthouse.
— Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 17 May 2023 -
Some have pushed off day jobs or moved near to the Washington, DC, courthouse.
— WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023 -
The couple were first married at a courthouse last March.
— Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023 -
Biles and Owens got married on April 22 at a courthouse in Houston.
— Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 6 Jan. 2024 -
During breaks, some race to the courthouse lobby to grab a few minutes with their cell phones.
— Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Here's how the scene outside the courthouse unfolded on the day of Trump's arraignment.
— Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Many of the legal experts that stood on the curb outside the courthouse for six years can't – for six weeks can't explain it.
— CBS News, 2 June 2024 -
The old county courthouse in the center of Jackson, Ga., was turned into the Hawkins Library.
— Rick Rojas, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023 -
Outside the courthouse, jurors approached Posey to shake his hand or hug him.
— Kaye Thornbrugh, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2024 -
In the photos, the pair are shown exchanging vows in what appears to be a courthouse wedding.
— Ariana Garcia, Chron, 23 Apr. 2023 -
That is no small irony, as the 5th Circuit sits in a courthouse named for John Minor Wisdom, one of the heroic judges of the civil rights era.
— Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024 -
Inside the courthouse, a line of people waited outside the council chambers for the doors to open.
— Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2023 -
The two-week proceeding is set to begin Aug. 14 and will take place at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce.
— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 June 2023 -
The following image includes the couple walking down the steps of the courthouse.
— Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024 -
Trump may hold press conferences outside of court and speak to reporters in the courthouse hallway.
— Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024 -
Johnson walked free after he was processed out at the courthouse.
— Jim Salter, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023 -
The downtown is laid out in a square, with a picturesque courthouse surrounded by shops and restaurants.
— Graham Averill, Outside Online, 14 July 2024
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