How to Use the Senate in a Sentence

the Senate

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• And the fact is, Tammy will not get that through the Senate.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2023
• The question is whether the bill has a future in the Senate.
  — Brian Fung, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• Can Clive Davis play the black keys on the Senate Steinway 88s?
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
• The House is poised to approve its version of the spending plan this week and send it to the Senate.
  — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• While in the Senate, Harris built up a voting record that put her to the left of Bernie Sanders.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
• The House's Secret Service bill would still need to pass the Senate.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
• The second measure cited has not even come to the Senate for a vote.
  — D.l. Davis, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
• Arizona is poised to be one of the key battleground states in the fight for control of the Senate.
  — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
• The legislation failed to pass in the Senate again last month.
  — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
• If Democrats retain the Senate or gain control of both the House and Senate, the act will have a higher chance.
  — Ana Martín Gil, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
• Trump was impeached by the House but acquitted by the Senate.
  — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
• But they’ve never been brought to the Senate floor for a vote by all 100 US senators.
  — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
• Both bills passed along party lines, and have yet to be considered by the Senate.
  — Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• Last week, the measure passed the Senate and the Assembly with Low voting for it a second time.
  — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
• The post came just minutes before a specialty tour of the Senate halls was set to take place at 2 p.m. ET.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• Democrats still hold a majority in the Senate, but the vote will likely be close.
  — Shira Stein, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Apr. 2023
• Then, the Senate will take the first steps in determining how to handle the trial.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
• The Democrats still controlled the Senate and the White House, so legislating wasn’t an option.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
• The bill passed the House a day after McCluskie’s speech on a 54-10 vote, with one lawmaker excused, and will now be heard in the Senate.
  — Jason Gonzales, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
• Harris is polling up by one point, while the Democrat seeking re-election to the Senate is ahead by nine points.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
• The Assembly refused to go along with Newsom’s plan in August, when the Senate was game to pass it.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
• The bill that could ban TikTok still has to pass the full House and then move through the Senate before having a shot at becoming law.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
• Kohl didn’t mind doing things in the Senate without much credit.
  — Todd Richmond, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
• The bill will then go to the Senate, where Morena also has a majority.
  — Russell Contreras, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
• Though the House has passed their bill in a 80-35 vote, there are still key differences with the Senate’s legislation.
  — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• For a while, Spartz looked like a potential candidate to replace Braun in the Senate.
  — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 6 May 2024
• The Republican bill would not be expected to pass in the Senate.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
• And which party controls the House and the Senate will also be decided on in this election.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
• Polls suggest Republicans are in a good position to take control of the Senate, with the outcome in the House more up in the air.
  — Stephanie Armour | Kff Health News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
• In Congress, Democrats would need a huge night to retain control of the Senate, as more vulnerable Dems are on the ballot this cycle.
  — Dave Lawler, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024