Get to know Dais better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like podium or pulpit.
Dais in a sentence
Related words
Dais meaning
- A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.
- A bench, a settle, a pew.
- An elevated table in a hall at which important people were seated; a high table.
Using Dais
- The main meaning on this page is: A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. | A bench, a settle, a pew. | An elevated table in a hall at which important people were seated; a high table.
- Useful related words include: podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo.
- In the example corpus, dais often appears in combinations such as: the dais, dais and, dais with.
Context around Dais
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 12 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dais
- In this selection, "dais" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, council, erected, ever, house and monday stand out and add context to how "dais" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include on the dais and at the dais was that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dais" sits close to words such as abdi, absa and absconding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dais
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both shared the dais with Jagdeep Dhankar. (7 words)
One such factor is Strickland, who could leave the dais if a state Senate seat opens up. (17 words)
In the last two, at Sirohi and Ajmer, Raje was seated prominently next to him on the dais. (18 words)
Cindy Staudt, a spokeswoman for the pro-canine advocacy group Westy Dog Park Guardians, said she was happy that the largest size dog park had landed on the council’s dais Monday night as the leading option, but she worries about its lasting power. (44 words)
Gaetz, a member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, has been threatening to file the resolution to remove him from the dais ever since McCarthy was nominated speaker by a majority of the conference earlier this year. (38 words)
A month before the vote, the previous council unanimously adopted a new rule aimed at restoring decorum during meetings by giving the mayor authority to gavel down unruly behavior both on the dais and in the audience. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
A month before the vote, the previous council unanimously adopted a new rule aimed at restoring decorum during meetings by giving the mayor authority to gavel down unruly behavior both on the dais and in the audience.
Both shared the dais with Jagdeep Dhankar.
Gaetz, a member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, has been threatening to file the resolution to remove him from the dais ever since McCarthy was nominated speaker by a majority of the conference earlier this year.
Given the lack of interest for reform on the city council dais over the past year, even in obvious areas like lobbyist registration reform, there are real questions about cracks in city hall’s credibility.
He held up large cut-outs of the thatched, dilapidated houses of some local party leaders on the dais and said such persons are the real workers of the party.
In the last two, at Sirohi and Ajmer, Raje was seated prominently next to him on the dais.
Judiciary Republicans added to their side of the dais House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, who represents a district in upstate New York.
Like, I know how upset this guy (Jaime Jaquez Jr., sitting next to him at the dais) was that we didn’t win that game Saturday.
Mr Zelensky used the dais of the European Parliament hoping to match his speech to Britain’s legislature when he thanked the nation for its unrelenting support.
Sweden’s players make their way onto a hastily erected dais and accept their bronze medals from Gianni Infantino.
That cordiality did not extend far beyond the dais: Mr. McCarthy’s allies claim that they do not have a functional bond, for which they blame Mr. Biden.
The Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao did not attend the meeting, despite being included in the list of dignitaries to be seated on the dais and on the plaques of the foundation stones of the projects.
At the second Santa Ana meeting in December, Mayor Valerie Amezcua cleared out the city hall chambers in response to demands for a ceasefire resolution with police standing in front of the dais.
Cindy Staudt, a spokeswoman for the pro-canine advocacy group Westy Dog Park Guardians, said she was happy that the largest size dog park had landed on the council’s dais Monday night as the leading option, but she worries about its lasting power.
In a change from last year, she watched the ceremony from a balcony with her children, instead of joining other senior royals on a dais.
I settled into my seat in the press gallery above the speaker’s dais at about 12:45 p.m. and prepared to watch the joint session of Congress convene for the electoral vote count.
I think it’s fair to say that there was a lapse in the planning for the security at this event that allowed a shooter to get within 125 or 150 yards from the dais.
One such factor is Strickland, who could leave the dais if a state Senate seat opens up.
On game days, there are multiple opportunities to interview them: after the morning shootaround or in the locker room before tipoff, and then after each game — either in the locker room or on the dais.
The city will offer outdoor events in the summer where potential candidates can talk to voters and explore running for a spot on the council dais.
Common combinations with dais
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the dais 40×
- dais and 6×
- dais with 6×
- dais in 6×
- dais at 5×
- council dais 4×
- on dais 4×
- speaker dais 2×
- raised dais 2×
- dais for 2×