rostrum

Example Sentences

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The address will mark the first time in five years that Newsom delivers a State of the State from the Assembly rostrum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Barker is like a 6-foot-4-inch dancer at the rostrum, and he gives people time to deliberate, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

“The people’s house is back in business,” Mr. Johnson told lawmakers in his inaugural address, delivered from the speaker’s rostrum.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023

The Capitol is now rife with speculation that McClinton or some other candidate may soon try to evict Rozzi from the speaker’s rostrum.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2023

And true to form, I got us to our seats below the rostrum at the Capitol long before the ceremony, so long before that we nearly froze.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck