declassify
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Wilson wants the board to declassify immediately so all directors are elected annually.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Wilson has also submitted a proposal that calls for the board to immediately declassify, so that all directors are elected annually by shareholders.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Donald Trump said he would order his administration to declassify secret government records related to the 1937 disappearance of the US aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday which he says would declassify federal records surrounding the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025
Certainly they still have it classified; staff-brass'd rather lose an eye than declassify anything.
From Graveyard of Dreams by H. Beam Piper
The panel also used its ruling to offer a public primer on how the government classifies and declassifies government secrets, and why that process is important.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022
Britain rarely declassifies intelligence in this manner, unlike the United States, though it has done so before on issues involving Russia.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
Family members of the victims of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks have called on President Joe Biden to stay away from memorial events unless he declassifies files about the attacks.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2021
Drawing on recently declassified information, DiNanno hardened those allegations and offered some new details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
“When the Iceworm documents were declassified in 1996, they caused tension and unease because they suggested the U.S. had explored major military plans in Greenland without informing Denmark,” Nielsen said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Twenty images, many of which are too graphic to show, were published as part of a declassified FBI report into Epstein's death in custody, as well as a post-mortem and internal prison documents.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
That is true, and it’s the best 10 seconds of this documentary, but viewers won’t know what to make of it without the declassified evidence.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
As more documents become declassified over the coming years, I will be freer to speak openly about my role during that dark period in our history.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
Wilson proposed declassifying the board for annual elections and a Brand Product Committee, the latter of which was rejected.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Stewart also shared a clip from a 2024 interview on Fox News where Trump pauses before answering a question about declassifying the Epstein files.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025
"They keep declassifying things and more seems to bubble up. It's remarkable."
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
The request comes as lawmakers in the upper and lower chambers warm to the idea of declassifying government documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomenon, or UAPs, more commonly called UFOs.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The Supreme Court upheld the ministry’s decision on Feb. 7, arguing that the NGO had not demonstrated sufficient public interest to warrant declassifying the licenses.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
Vocabulary lists containing declassify
