preamble
Example Sentences
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And there's been some verbal jousting in the preamble to Sunday.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
“Too many approaches to peace-building foster perpetual dependency, and institutionalize crisis rather than leading people beyond it,” the charter’s preamble says, calling for “a coalition of willing States committed to practical cooperation and effective action.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 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
He gives us plenty of time to think about what we’re really watching: not must-see television, but the preamble to a funeral.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
“And that goes in the preamble of the message, which is not enciphered.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
