preamble

Three years later, as war dragged on, a group comprising members of the North’s major Protestant denominations urged a change to the preamble of the U.S.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

By the way, the Constitution, sent to the states for ratification 11 years after the Declaration, also doesn’t contain the word “freedom,” but its preamble mentions “the Blessings of Liberty.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Before this happens, however, we get a preamble.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

Without preamble, he pulled out a tablet, typed a few things in, and handed it to me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

In any case, most of what goes into the preambles of DOT regulatory documents is just “word salad,” one staffer recalled the presenter saying.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

As a violinist, I hope that something of the streams’ sensibility survives: Mumbled preambles and tableside teddy bears unmoved by the Bach Chaconne are refreshing the genre for far-flung audiences.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2020

No need for preambles, let’s just get down to business, with the wind and rain expected to play a big part in today’s narrative, possibly to the cost of the later starters.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2017

This is apparent right from Star Wars’ famous opening scroll, which borrows from the preambles that opened each chapter of the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers movie serials.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2015

No one is likely to put much confidence in statements that are introduced by such flimsy preambles as, "A certain statesman has declared"; "I have read somewhere"; "An acquaintance told me."

From Practical Argumentation by George K. Pattee