preamble

But, as is written in its very singable preamble, the Constitution was written “in order to form a more perfect union.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Yet, for a living document intended to “secure the Blessings of Liberty,” as the preamble states, it has been pretty resistant to revision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

Their penchant for self-destruction has clearly been part of their preamble this time around.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 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

It is, perhaps, time we paid our respects directly to the honorable party, the real object of these preambles.

From Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Whitman, Walt