in state

Idioms  

1. With pomp and ceremony, as in The foreign leaders were dining in state at the White House. This expression, dating from the late 1600s, also appears in lie in state, said of a dead body ceremoniously exposed to public view before being interred. This latter usage, dating from about 1700, is generally confined to important public figures, as in His Majesty lay in state in the palace.

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Example Sentences

State officials have recovered more than $30 million in state funds from the scheme, the attorney general said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Bonus season on Wall Street is expected to generate about $199 million more in state income tax revenue and $91 million more in city revenue compared with a year earlier, according to DiNapoli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Lukashenko visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun -- where Kim's embalmed father and grandfather lie in state -- to pay his respects, flanked by top North Korean officials, the report said.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Last year, the Colorado Supreme Court held that the case should be allowed to proceed to discovery and trial in state court.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

He testified that nonblack defendants were routinely prosecuted in state, rather than federal, court.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander