proclamation
Example Sentences
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But after that horrifying day of the proclamation of the edict of expulsion, Mother takes down our mezuzah, which announces we are Jewish, to bring to our new home.
From Literature
In a Jan. 16 proclamation, Newsom set the special election for Aug. 4.
From Los Angeles Times
“The Nation may be sick unto speedy death & past help,” he wrote as the proclamation went into effect in January 1863, “but if so, it’s last great Act is one of Repentance & Restitution.”
Mariposa meant “butterfly” in Spanish, and emblazoned on every piece of money, every official proclamation—on the very flag of Mariposa itself—was a Miami blue butterfly.
From Literature
A day after taking the job, he strode before a crowd of Hoosier fans and unleashed a bold proclamation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
