How to Use dais in a Sentence

dais

noun

• And not on the dais in the formal press conference pit before the national media.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2018
• There were a dozen or so people on the dais with him -- ranging from the governor of the state to regular folks -- and each one of them praised him to the moon.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 6 Apr. 2018
• Stevonte Clark, wearing a shirt with his brother’s face on it, sat at the council’s dais during the meeting and chanted his brother’s name.
  — Mark Berman, Philly.com, 31 Mar. 2018
• Haynie succeeded the long-serving Mayor Susan Whelchel, bringing a softer style to the dais.
  — Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• Then, with 15 cameras pointed at them, seven jurors who had indicated a willingness to speak publicly took the dais.
  — Maureen O'Connor, The Cut, 19 Apr. 2018
• Ryan Pace came to the dais in the Halas Hall media center Tuesday morning wearing his usual draft-week poker face.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• After the panel, members of the audience crowded the dais to ask the medical professionals advice and collect business cards.
  — Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, 19 Apr. 2018
• Two Secret Service members, wearing dark suits, stood solemnly on either side of the dais — a final watch over former first lady Barbara Bush.
  — Emily Foxhall, Houston Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2018
• She was accompanied by DioGuardi as the second woman on the dais, alongside Jackson and Cowell.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
• Patrick sat at the helm of the Senate floor, in the dais.
  — Olivia Osteen, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2023
• Williams is no stranger to the center seat on the dais.
  — Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 11 June 2018
• Then a man in a gray suit with a shock of white hair reached the dais.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
• One screen will be placed high on the wall on either end of the dais.
  — cleveland, 16 Dec. 2021
• The phrase and the Costa Mesa seal are above the dais in the council chamber.
  — Daily Pilot, 14 Sep. 2019
• But at least Len Goodman is back on the judges' dais, and a Chmerkovskiy is in the house!
  — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
• The role of the faith groups was well represented on the dais.
  — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• Forbes said postgame, throwing her hands up at the dais.
  — Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2024
• Harris then moved to take her seat at the dais and will sit next to the speaker for the speech.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2023
• Here's who will be on the dais at some point Monday night.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2020
• Seated on the same dais, Mr. Pichai never spoke at the event.
  — Rob Copeland, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2020
• But others are less sure about who else would sit on the dais.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2019
• On the dais, the councillors all wore masks, even Tom Ross.
  — Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
• Too weak and out of breath to stand at the dais, Marsden sat in the front row of the audience.
  — Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024
• Singer then took his seat on the dais and resumed a meeting.
  — Marci Shatzman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 7 May 2018
• After a 10-minute break, Luna was sworn in and took her place on the dais.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023
• Williams was the youngest of the five Trojans on the dais but clearly the most comfortable.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022
• That didn’t stop the three North Side councilmen from leaving the dais for the vote.
  — Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2023
• The trio had small orange candles on the dais in front of them on Tuesday.
  — The Arizona Republic, 9 Jan. 2024
• The two Democrats had clashed on the dais of Alexandria’s city council chambers for the past three years.
  — Patricia Sullivan, Washington Post, 12 June 2018
• At the reception, one niece ran circles around the room, and then vomited on herself on the dais at the front of the room during the meal.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024