How to Use swear in in a Sentence

swear in

verb

• The Avants flew to Washington in 2009 to watch her be sworn in.
  — Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• He was sworn in as the city’s 37th mayor decades later.
  — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• Henry had not yet been sworn in when Moïse was killed in July 2021.
  — Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
• On May 1, two-and-a-half months after he was elected, Blevins was sworn in at City Hall.
  — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
• In April, the regular election winner would be sworn in for a four-year term.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
• The same month, he was sworn in as a detective for the Grantsville Police Department.
  — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2023
• The decision to swear in Alvarez next week is the latest twist in the complex election.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2022
• The board was scheduled to announce the changes and swear in the two new members at a special meeting Tuesday evening.
  — Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021
• Honea was joined at the meeting by his family, and his wife, Megan, pinned his badge on after he was sworn in.
  — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• He will be sworn in at the July 10 city council meeting, the release stated.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
• Before swearing in the jury, the judge offered Sadik a final chance to take a plea, and underlined the risk.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• The debate on the extension came up about two hours after Stafford was sworn in at the beginning of the meeting.
  — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 22 Nov. 2023
• All members of Congress pledge an oath to the Constitution when they are sworn in.
  — Michelle Tauber, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• Per the Constitution, that’s the day each Congress begins and the House and Senate swear in members.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2022
• Once he is sworn in, Democrats will have 16 seats in New York, with Republicans holding 10.
  — Doug Williams, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
• She was sworn in the same day President Woodrow Wilson took his second oath of office.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
• In the same case, Cannon also forgot to swear in the jury pool, a mistake which forced the judge to restart the jury selection process.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2023
• On Tuesday, he was sworn in as a deputy district attorney.
  — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
• French will be sworn in at a regular board meeting Tuesday evening.
  — The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
• The seven women that will be sworn in next month as council members are all under the age of 40, and six are women of color.
  — Adrienne Broaddus, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• Chelsea became the first daughter at 12 years old — when her father, Bill Clinton, was sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
• See: Joe Biden running for Senate and winning at age 29 … turning 30 just before he was sworn in.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
• Paltrow and Sanderson are being sworn in inside the courtroom.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• After the 14 jury members were selected, the 12 charges Spacey is facing were read out in the courtroom and the jury members were each sworn in.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 June 2023
• New districts will go into effect in January 2026 when the new council is sworn in.
  — Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2024
• The remarks offer a preview of the partisan sparring likely to ensue once Gomez is sworn in.
  — Cristiano Lima, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
• Harry Thurston, who was previously sworn in as a three-year member, became chair on a 6-1 vote.
  — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
• In the hours that followed, priority was to get Smith sworn in as Castro’s successor.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
• Weeks after Kemp was sworn in, his allies in the legislature began working on a plan.
  — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
• The previous speaker, Anthony Rendon, had moved out and Rivas had not yet been sworn in.
  — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024