How do you use Convene in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like meet or gather, plus the exact meaning.
Convene in a sentence
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Convene meaning
- To come together; to meet; to unite.
- To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
- To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.
Using Convene
- The main meaning on this page is: To come together; to meet; to unite. | To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble. | To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.
- Useful related words include: meet, gather, assemble, forgather.
- In the example corpus, convene often appears in combinations such as: to convene, will convene, convene meeting.
Context around Convene
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Convene
- In this selection, "convene" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, helped, siblings, eventually, shortly and outside stand out and add context to how "convene" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include asked to convene a meeting and asu will convene shortly to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "convene" sits close to words such as antagonist, benton and bolivia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with convene
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
New Congress to convene, but will McCarthy be House speaker? (10 words)
It could also convene outside the war zone, including at The Hague. (12 words)
It comes as The Lib Dems called on Rishi Sunak to convene a Cobra meeting. (15 words)
According to the party “Article 13:2A of our party constitution is clear on the composition of the Labour Party NEC, and it did not state that expelled and suspended officers of the party shall regroup and convene a NEC of the party. (43 words)
Anaïs Peterson, a volunteer with Eyes on Shell, notes that in the months prior to the Shell plant’s official opening in November, the group of concerned citizens that she helped convene would see about 40 attendees at their monthly meetings. (41 words)
Hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has responsibility for the police but not the armed forces, called for a harsh response from Israel and said he had asked to convene a meeting of the security cabinet. (37 words)
New Congress to convene, but will McCarthy be House speaker? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
For instance, Thomas Jefferson had to convene three separate grand juries in order to indict Aaron Burr for sedition – but he was able to continue to convene those grand juries until he obtained his desired indictment.
According to the party “Article 13:2A of our party constitution is clear on the composition of the Labour Party NEC, and it did not state that expelled and suspended officers of the party shall regroup and convene a NEC of the party.
Anaïs Peterson, a volunteer with Eyes on Shell, notes that in the months prior to the Shell plant’s official opening in November, the group of concerned citizens that she helped convene would see about 40 attendees at their monthly meetings.
A technical committee representing the Agency and the ASU will convene shortly to work together on resolving outstanding issues.
At the behest of an inheritance lawyer, the Yaga siblings convene at a port in New York City to receive a mysterious package from Baba Yaga: an enormous box.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara says Justice Minister Yariv Levin is obligated to convene the Judicial Selection Committee owing to the large number of empty seats on court benches around the country.
Cabinet has decided to convene a Commission of Inquiry to examine the modernization of the sugar cane industry and improve its viability.
Each of its four lead actors shine, and when they eventually convene for the film’s titular night, their imagined conversations and debate feel real.
Earlier on Tuesday, Albanese rejected a call from Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to convene the committee and accused Dutton of politicising the issue.
EU ambassadors will also convene for a "restricted" meeting later on Friday, an EU diplomat said while Sunak is due in Munich on Saturday, where he could meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Following the Emergency Management Council’s adjournment, the Bartlesville City Council will convene to discuss and take action on several items.
Hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has responsibility for the police but not the armed forces, called for a harsh response from Israel and said he had asked to convene a meeting of the security cabinet.
It comes as The Lib Dems called on Rishi Sunak to convene a Cobra meeting.
It could also convene outside the war zone, including at The Hague.
It further said the committee is expected to convene every two weeks to review the progress of work in addressing the objectives of the HCD programme.
Later on, they will convene over soy frappuccinos to compare each other’s collected “likes” and retweets.
Lawyers for the two companies said the panel should rehear the case or the court should convene "en banc," as an 11-judge panel, to reconsider the dispute.
New Congress to convene, but will McCarthy be House speaker?
One of the first things Humza Yousaf did on becoming leader was to convene a summit on tackling poverty, while promising more progressive and redistributive taxation.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters as the House meets for the fourth day to try and elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Jan.
Common combinations with convene
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to convene 87×
- will convene 44×
- convene meeting 23×
- convene the 17×
- convene in 13×
- would convene 13×
- convene on 10×
- and convene 8×
- convene an 8×
- convene for 7×