preamble

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

A trading firm can save a few nanoseconds by sending the preamble first, before knowing if it wants to trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

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

“Antisemitism is dangerous, antithetical to California values, and must not be tolerated in any California classroom, regardless of whether Jewish pupils are present in that classroom,” the preamble to the bill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

Without any preamble, my words come in a torrent.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein