lectern

Example Sentences

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Staff hastily arranged emergency kits and hard hats as props around the lectern ahead of her remarks on the shooting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Biden signed it in April 2024, weeks before he walked on to a debate stage in Atlanta and took a lectern across from Trump.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

The hijinks continued when he stepped behind the lectern to speak and the teleprompter was not working.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

During a recent celebration, from a lectern behind thick bulletproof glass in Des Moines, Iowa, last Thursday, he picked a curious way to celebrate the birthday of the United States.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

Charles Greiner, who was fit, white-haired, and soft-spoken, stood before the lectern and told us he had come up through the system, starting upstate as a CO.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover