Examples of 'yield the floor' in a sentence

Meaning of "yield the floor"

This phrase is used in a formal setting, such as a meeting or debate, to indicate that a person is giving up or relinquishing their speaking turn. It means that the person who was speaking is willingly allowing someone else to take the floor and continue the conversation or address the audience

How to use "yield the floor" in a sentence

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yield the floor
I yield the floor for the vote.
Maybe you should yield the floor.
I yield the floor.
The opposition will not yield the floor.
I yield the floor to the senior senator from California.
You must yield the floor.
I yield the floor to Comrade Trotsky.
He should be made to yield the floor.
I now yield the floor to the senator from Arizona.
And the red light is on so I will yield the floor back to Chairman Lockhart.
I now yield the floor to AnnaBeth for other Belle business.
During a board of directors meeting. in order to yield the floor.
On this subject we must yield the floor to linguists and language teachers.
He accuses me of unworthy conduct! He should be made to yield the floor.
I will now yield the floor to Mr Vivaldi.

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He has imputed to me conduct unworthy a senator, and I demand that he yield the floor.
And now I will yield the floor to another member of the team.
I submit the draft resolution to our Council, and I yield the floor.
With that I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
Would the distinguished gentlemen from Yorkshire yield the floor and allow a word with the witness?
I yield the floor to Mr Breen.
The red light is on, so I will yield the floor back to the chairman.
I now yield the floor to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Will the senator yield the floor to me?
I will yield the floor to our defending champion, a professional from Philadelphia, John McDermott.
President, you must yield the floor.
I am gonna yield the floor so WaIt Longmire 's elite.
You're going to have to yield the floor.
And so I yield the floor to him.
To add, you're going to have to yield the floor.
Will the senator yield the floor for a point of information?
Okay . Maybe you should yield the floor.
Rather, we are to yield the floor to God who judges righteously.
The distinguished senior senator… from Illinois, yield the floor to me?
I now yield the floor to Mr. Mayes for five minutes.
And the red light is on, so i'll yield the floor back to chairman lockhart.
I yield the floor to Defense Counsel . Thank you.
Where are we? The red light is on, so I will yield the floor.
I will now yield the floor to Mr. Butt for seven minutes.
Excuse me? With all due respect, sir, I refuse to yield the floor.
Thank you . I now yield the floor to the senator from Arizona.
I will ask only one question, and then I will yield the floor to Mr. Rankin.
I yield the floor to Comrade Trotsky . Thank you.
Madam Speaker! You must yield the floor.
What? Will you yield the floor to me So that I may ask a lengthy question.
With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I shall now yield the floor to my colleague.
And … now I yield the floor to our two co-chairs of the Tournament of Little Scientists.
Thank you. - Will the senator yield the floor to me?
It 's time to yield the floor to Karin 's coworkers at lnterkalkyl.
I will not yield, Madam Speaker. - You must yield the floor.

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