preamble

Example Sentences

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After such a spectacular preamble, this first act at least produced a dramatic finish.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A trading firm can save a few nanoseconds by sending the preamble first, before knowing if it wants to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

“Antisemitism is dangerous, antithetical to California values, and must not be tolerated in any California classroom, regardless of whether Jewish pupils are present in that classroom,” the preamble to the bill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

But this is mere preamble to the galleries below.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

Without preamble, the photographer removed one of his legs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson