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

The indictment of British rule mattered more at the time than the preamble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

“Too many approaches to peace-building foster perpetual dependency, and institutionalize crisis rather than leading people beyond it,” the charter’s preamble says, calling for “a coalition of willing States committed to practical cooperation and effective action.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

Looking at it now, in a time of endless preamble and an on-stage banterfest that would test the patience of a saint, they moved at breakneck speed back then.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

Without preamble, the photographer removed one of his legs.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

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

Curious facts for which otherwise uninformed commentators can grope in their preambles: Plays right-handed despite being, naturally, left-handed.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2013

Not one of the many preambles he had thought of satisfied him.

From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio