proclamation
Example Sentences
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Its bold proclamation that “all men are created equal” may be the five most important words ever written in English.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
For many of the categories of exempt goods, the proclamation is broad and does not specifically say what items might be exempt.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Before Ayton started the drills with the kids at the clinic, dignitaries from the Jamaican and Bahamian Consulates presented Ayton with a proclamation, thanking him for his generosity and kindness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Though she was correct at the time, Huppert couldn’t have known that her proclamation was actually a prophecy.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
“Once a week by royal proclamation the word market is held here in the great square and people come from everywhere to buy the words they need or trade in the words they haven’t used.”
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
Vocabulary lists containing proclamation
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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The American Civil War
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The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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