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

If convicted, Hidalgo faces a maximum of 21 years in state prison, according to the release.

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News was spreading through the gym that Sage Hill had just upset Sierra Canyon 57-54 in Chatsworth in the other Open semifinal — one of the most shocking upsets in state basketball history.

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Damien defeats Crespi and Palisades advances in state Division II playoffs, eliminating No. 1-seeded Eastvale Roosevelt.

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Sable’s proposal has generated intense pushback, particularly because it seeks to restart a pipeline that ruptured in 2015, causing one of biggest oil spills in state history.

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A Yorba Linda father is facing up to six years in state prison if convicted of felony charges after his 12-year-old son was critically injured riding an e-bike that had been modified into e-motorcycle the Orange County District Attorney announced Tuesday.

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