How to Use the White House in a Sentence

the White House

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Definition of the White Housenext
  • Trump watched from the White House and, for hours, did nothing to stop them.
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Archived tweets show her with a crowd in the White House thanking Trump for his work on the event.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Remember when Trump left the White House to take a picture with a Bible in front of a church?
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But the hope at the White House is the president may have bought some room to maneuver.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • At a glance, this stately home could be mistaken for the White House.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Democrats must retain the seat and the White House to keep the Senate majority.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Aug. 2024
  • And if Barnett has his way, the journey will include one final stop: the White House.
    — Remy Tumin, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Thus far, the White House’s response has been to deny everything in the hope that the questions will go away.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 14 Dec. 2023
  • His purpose seems to be to ensure that Trump never gets into the White House.
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Those are key states to secure if Harris wants to take up residence in the White House.
    — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 July 2024
  • Israel agreed to daily four-hour pauses in the fighting, the White House said on Thursday.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • But all of the drugs, the White House said, raised their prices significantly this year, many by nearly 20%.
    — Amanda Seitz, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The action heats up quickly as the superhero stops a would-be assassin at the White House.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 July 2024
  • But questions on Harris's role in the White House during Biden's first term still remain.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Wisconsin had elected Trump and Biden and was likely to decide the White House again.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Photos taken every year at the White House show scores of girls dressed in Easter dresses and boys in church clothes.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Some of them have been a drag on Biden for almost the entirety of his term, even as the White House works overtime to change the narrative on all of them.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • And the lies are going to continue and the crisis will grow until the American people change the party in the White House.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • This month, the White House released a budget that would cut defense spending in real terms next year.
    — The Editors, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Biden’s remarks were then published on the White House website and amplified in media around the world.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • While eyeing a return to the White House, Trump faces four criminal indictments and dozens of charges.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This isn't the first money-making venture Trump has announced since launching his third campaign for the White House in 2022.
    — CBS News, 17 Feb. 2024
  • This isn’t the first money-making venture Trump has announced since launching his third campaign for the White House in 2022.
    — Claudia Lauer and Jill Colvin, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The Captain wastes little time before stopping a would-be assassin at the White House.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 July 2024
  • In her years removed from the White House, Obama finds joy and hope in watching her two daughters and young people grow and become who they are meant to be.
    — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • And Ambassador Wilson was the major culprit behind that, including all the way up to the White House.
    — CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Some Republicans vying for the White House have already made that call.
    — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But when the White House announced renominations on Monday, Gaston and four others were not on the list.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • As was his headlining make turn as host of the White House Correspondents Dinner that same month.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2023
  • He's invited several mayors of border cities to join him at the White House.
    — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 June 2024

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