How to Use pro tempore in a Sentence

pro tempore

adverb

• Their findings would be sent to the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House.
  — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2020
• This week, the bill was signed by the House speaker and the Senate president pro tempore.
  — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 5 Mar. 2020
• Lucas, a Democrat who serves as the president pro tempore in the state Senate, praised the judge's move to drop the charges against her.
  — Fox News, 17 Nov. 2020
• Williams will hold the mayoral post until the council can vote on a mayor pro tempore on June 11.
  — Jessica Boehm, azcentral, 29 May 2018
• Long served for more than 20 years in the Senate and 12 years as Senate president pro tempore.
  — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 15 June 2018
• To quell tensions, Louise Lucas, the president pro tempore of the state Senate, attempted to hush the fuss and set the record straight.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Mar. 2023
• Four are appointed by the president, two by the Speaker of the House and two by the president pro tempore of the Senate.
  — Donovan Slack, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
• The council president and pro tempore serve 2-year terms.
  — Anna Beahm | [e-mail], al, 22 Oct. 2019
• The deputy speaker and speaker pro tempore run House sessions from the rostrum when the speaker is absent.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
• That would mean the president pro tempore of the Senate would assume office.
  — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2020
• The speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore receive higher salaries than the other members.
  — Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 22 Sep. 2021
• Grassley is third in the line of succession to the presidency as the president pro tempore of the Senate.
  — Grace Segers, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2020
• Under House rules, McHenry will serve until the election of the next House speaker or speaker pro tempore.
  — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• The statute says the speaker of the House is next in line, followed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, and then members of the cabinet, starting with the secretary of state.
  — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020
• In January 2020, Swirsky was elected by his peers in city council to serve as the president pro tempore.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland, 27 May 2021
• The board is appointed by the governor, House speaker and Senate pro tempore and meets in odd-numbered years.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020
• But his best guess is that the clerk would announce that the chair of speaker was vacant and the Speaker pro tempore would immediately take the chair and preside over the House.
  — WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023
• Swirsky was elected by his peers to serve as president pro tempore in January, 2020.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland, 28 Apr. 2022
• Ohio law says council president pro tempore, the village vice mayor, will serve the remainder of the term if the mayor resigns.
  — Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 11 May 2018
• In April 2020, the Senate chose Hickey over Hester to be the president pro tempore-designate.
  — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 19 Dec. 2021
• The Senate must also fill a vacancy: Court had served as the Senate’s president pro tempore.
  — Alex Burness, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2020
• Afterward Jimmy Shumock, chair pro tempore of the board, called for a vote on the list, which the board approved without opposition.
  — al, 5 Oct. 2021
• The president pro tempore is the senator in the majority party who has served the longest.
  — Mary Clare Jalonick, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2020
• Kevin de León, president pro tempore in the state Senate, announced his plans over social media.
  — Jon Kamp, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2017
• Bolden served as superintendent pro tempore of Solon Schools for the past school year while Regano was on medical leave.
  — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 7 July 2020
• The speaker pro tempore threatened to resign that position if those calls increased.
  — Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
• The president pro tempore is elected by the Senate, but for decades the position has gone to the senior-most member of the majority party.
  — Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2021
• Balint has served in the state Senate for eight years, including six years in leadership positions, with the last two as president pro tempore.
  — Wilson Ring, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
• The five commissioners are appointed by the mayor, the city attorney, the controller, the City Council president and the City Council president pro tempore.
  — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• Her relatives, including two nieces and a nephew, were injured, according to the mayor of suburban Lee’s Summit, where her brother is mayor pro tempore.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024