swearing-in
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of swearing-in
1890–95; from verb phrase swear in; see -ing 1
Example Sentences
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“I’ve known Steve for 40 years, and he’s been with me, more or less, one way or the other, every step of the way,” Trump said at Witkoff’s Oval Office swearing-in, in May 2025.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
At the swearing-in ceremony two weeks ago, the president said he wanted the new chairman to be “totally independent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Hogan said he believes the crises that challenged previous new Fed chiefs, and the one that could follow Warsh’s swearing-in, are just part of “the natural flow of the market.”
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
“President Trump is accordingly hosting Kevin Warsh’s swearing-in at the White House to appropriately commemorate this historic development for the markets, businesses, and everyday Americans.”
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
And so I treated the swearing-in ceremony like it was a movie with an exhaustingly slow build and an anticlimactic ending.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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